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Cloud-hosted FTP servers: Setup and best practices
Cloud-hosted FTP servers are a common approach for many administrators seeking to leverage the scalability and reliability of hosted infrastructure for secure file sharing. In this post, we’ll review cloud-hosted FTP setup resources and best practices to keep your...
Windows FTP: How to decide which Windows file transfer solution to use
The Microsoft Windows and Windows Server operating systems are some of the dominant computer platforms in the world, with around 72% share of both the desktop and server OS markets. Based on this data, it’s fair to say that Windows platforms see more file transfer...
Online FTP use cases — How to choose a cloud FTP solution
When choosing an FTP server solution, one of the first criteria most system administrators will face is hosting. And while on-premises file sharing isn’t going away any time soon, cloud-hosted FTP solutions can provide a lot of flexibility. In this post, we’ll review...
Understanding file transfer security risks
Secure file transfer has come a long way from the days of unencrypted FTP. And while today’s file transfer solutions like Cerberus FTP Server by Redwood provide excellent security and reliability, no protocol is perfect. So today, we’re reviewing the security risks of...
Is on-premises file transfer dead?
Few services have grown as quickly as cloud file transfer. With cloud computing market revenues growing from $92.4 billion in 2019 to a forecast total of $1.3 trillion in 2028, you’d be forgiven if you were wondering if anyone still maintained on-premises file...
The future of managed file transfer
Analysts expect the managed file transfer (MFT) market to grow by nearly 10 times in the next few years. That level of growth is frankly astonishing, and reflects forecasts that organizations will generate increasing data volumes as they transact more business in the...
Your guide to Cerberus’s SFTP server resources
Cerberus FTP Server by Redwood has been in business for more than 20 years. During this time, we’ve published a lot of information on the SFTP protocol, how to optimize SFTP servers and more. In this post, we’ve organized all of our SFTP content into helpful guides so...
SFTP server and SSH keys: Your complete guide
Introduction: How SSH connections, authentication and encryption work First, it’s important to understand the relationship between SSH and SFTP (which uses SSH as its transport layer). When a client attempts to connect to an SFTP server, the following steps occur: 1....
Is an SFTP server also an MFT server?
With so many file transfer solutions on the market, it can be a bit confusing to understand which features are included in which types of servers (and protocols). For example, an MFT server like JSCAPE by Redwood can also operate as an SFTP server, but the Enterprise...
SFTP Port Management Guide
While SFTP port management is simpler than FTP port management, it’s still a common question you may have when setting up your SFTP server. This post addresses questions about SFTP port management and provides advice on changing from the default port 22. What port...
Best practices for Safeguards Rule-compliant file transfer
If you operate in the financial services industry, your data security practices are governed by the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act’s Safeguards Rule, as enforced by the Federal Trade Commission. This rule is far-reaching and detailed, so we have prepared the following...
How to set up an SFTP server
Setting up an SFTP server is much easier than it used to be, but still comes with some important details that can trip up even a seasoned administrator. So today we’re discussing a step-by-step guide for setting up an SFTP server. Enable SSH SFTP (or Secure File...
Six common questions about encrypted file transfer
Encrypted file transfer is something that we largely take for granted when using an SFTP server like Cerberus by Redwood, but it’s important to understand the fundamentals underlying that encryption in order to select the best options for your organization’s security...
Best practices for legal data and file transfers
Legal professionals, law firms and corporate legal departments handle large volumes of sensitive information, and face the dual challenges of ensuring data security while complying with overlapping regulations governing sensitive information handling. This blog post...
Best practices in HIPAA-compliant data and file transfer
Between October 2009 and December 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) posted almost 6,000 large-scale data breaches of healthcare organizations to its Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) “Wall of Shame,” and this staggering number doesn’t even include...
Using 2FA with SSH SFTP/SCP
This article serves as an extension to the article SFTP Two-Factor Authentication | Cerberus FTP Server. The configuration settings for 2FA with SSH SFTP/SCP as outlined in the aforementioned article, pertain to Cerberus version 2024.1. However, Cerberus FTP Server...
SFTP Two-Factor Authentication
Note: Cerberus FTP Server 2024.2 includes an enhancement to these configuration settings, detailed in this post. In Cerberus FTP Server 2024.1, we have added Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) support for SFTP and SCP. We support both time-based one-time password (TOTP)...
Introducing 2FA in Account Reports
At Cerberus, we’re always striving for more improvements, which is why we are excited to announce a new feature designed to show which user has two-factor authentication (or 2FA) enabled or disabled on the Account Report page. What it does: With this new enhancement,...
Cerberus Version 2024.2 now available
Your file transfers just got easier – and more secure – with Cerberus Version 2024.2. Learn more about the newest features available for all editions and download the latest update today.Automation support for ‘wild card’ filesAutomating your file transfers is a great...
What (else) can you do with HTTPS file transfer?
With businesses, customers and employees distributed all over the world and using different devices to communicate with each other, the ability to securely transfer files over the internet is a critical component of the modern tech stack. The HTTPS file transfer...
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