Despite FTP's vulnerabilities, many Windows users still use FTP clients for transferring files over the Internet. If you really have to keep using that archaic file transfer protocol, at least do it securely. Here's what we suggest when using a Windows FTP Client for secure downloads.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Secure File Transfer,
SFTP,
FTPS,
FTP
When you’re tasked with configuring Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) settings to connect to an email server, you need to get two main values right. Otherwise, your email delivery processes will fail. These values are the endpoint’s domain name or IP address and its port number. Getting the correct domain name or IP address is usually straightforward. The SMTP port number? Not always.
Topics:
Secure File Transfer,
FTP,
SMTP ports,
port 587,
port 25
Overview Passwords (even strong ones) can sometimes fall into the wrong hands. To minimize the risk of granting access to an impersonator who might have managed to obtain someone else's username and password, you might need to employ what is known as two factor authentication (2FA). What is it?
Topics:
Secure File Transfer,
SFTP
Overview The departure of Avid Life Media (Ashley Madison's parent company) CEO Noel Biderman wasn't the first time an executive resigned due to a data breach. It's actually the third from a high profile company over a span of a little more than a year. And chances are, it won't be the last.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Secure File Transfer
Overview Before any files can be securely sent over protocols like FTPS, HTTPS, and SFTP, the two communicating parties must engage in a key exchange. What's that?
Topics:
Secure File Transfer,
SFTP,
FTPS,
key exchange
Overview The multi-step authentication system used to secure the IRS "Get Transcript" application required several pieces of data that only the taxpayers could have known. But even that wasn't strong enough to prevent the recent data breach. That's because the system had one serious limitation.
Topics:
News,
Secure File Transfer
Recently, we learned that the total number of accounts that may have been compromised in the IRS data breach might have exceeded 330,000. That alone's already more than twice the original estimates when the breach was first disclosed in May. But aside from the growing numbers, there are a couple more details that really stand out.
Topics:
News,
Secure File Transfer
Overview Your ability to send and receive emails is largely due to 3 TCP protocols: SMTP, IMAP, and POP3. If you've got a couple of minutes to spare, now's a good time to know what they are and how they differ from one another.
Topics:
Secure File Transfer,
FTP
Overview Several months ago, we published a tutorial crafted to help network/server administrators prepare trading partners for SFTP automation. That article lacked one important feature found in SFTP - public key authentication. So today, we've devoted one full tutorial that focuses on that.
Topics:
JSCAPE MFT,
Managed File Transfer,
Business Process Automation,
Tutorials,
Secure File Transfer,
SFTP
Overview: File Transfer Protocols for Businesses Still wondering which file transfer protocol is right for your business? Here are a dozen you can choose from. Below this list, we've also added brief descriptions of these data transfer types to make your choice easier. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) FTPS (FTP over SSL) HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) SCP (Secure Copy) WebDAV (Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning) WebDAVS TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) AS2 (Applicability Statement 2) OFTP (Odette File Transfer Protocol) AFTP (Accelerated File Transfer Protocol)
Topics:
Secure File Transfer,
SFTP,
FTPS,
Accelerated File Transfer,
transfer protocols
