FTP - file transfer protocol - is the most commonly used method for moving files around Web. Now Steve Frank, a founder and developer for Mac software company Panic, has come out and recommended that ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. FTP turns 45 this year. And, ...

Results of a survey by Ipswitch File Transfer paints a disturbing picture showing that a high percentage of corporate staff are putting data at risk by using FTP protocols to transfer files, sending ...

One of the oldest still-working protocols on the Internet is FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Designed in the net’s earliest days, FTP never concerned itself with security. Later standards addressed this ...

There are two major differences between Secure File Transfer Protocol and FTP. The first is that SFTP utilizes Secure Shell, or SSH, to encrypt all communications between the client and server.

@36281 With file transfer limited via email, employees often have to find unique ways to transfer large files such as audio, video and photos, raising security issues among some IT Pros. For Columbus, ...

Paula Skokowski, VP of Marketing for Accellion, and I had a lovely debate, err, conversation over the need for her company's product, a file transfer "virtualization" product. In the end, she won me ...

Hypertext transfer protocol, or HTTP, and file transfer protocol, known as FTP, are two methods that allow you to upload or download files and pages from the Internet. The two have overlapping ...

Get a basic review of how to install VSFTP, add users, and use the tool in stand-alone mode or inetd/xinetd mode. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers can be useful for providing files to customers ...