by Tim Young | Feb 7, 2025 | FTP Server Security
The real cost of file transfer security breaches Cybercrime damages have reached close to $9.5 trillion annually, with the average breach costing an organization $4.9 million. You’ve likely seen some version of these numbers before, and they help make a strong case...
by Tim Young | Feb 6, 2025 | FTP Server Security
File transfer environments handle many of the most sensitive data exchanges in your organization, and require multiple layers of security to protect against data breaches. To help you strengthen your defenses, we’ve listed five proven file transfer security tactics...
by Tim Young | Jan 22, 2025 | FTP Server Security
The benefits of a file transfer DMZ Like any other network security concept, file transfer security operates in layers. And many organizations choose to add an additional security layer to protect file transfers through the concept of a “De-Militarized Zone”, or DMZ....
by Tim Young | Jan 8, 2025 | FTP Server Security
Can your file transfer provider resolve a zero-day breach? Zero-day breaches strike fear into the hearts of any cybersecurity department, as they are the most difficult to prepare for due to their unknown threat vector. Worse, a zero-day exploit may require a rush...
by Tim Young | Dec 30, 2024 | FTP Server Security
Did you know that organizations saw 6.3 trillion intrusion attempts last year? Or that 2024 will likely end with around $9.5 trillion in damages from cybercrime? Data breaches have unfortunately grown in frequency as a result, with industries that deal with sensitive...
by Tim Young | Aug 19, 2024 | FTP Server Security
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...
by Tim Young | Jul 15, 2024 | FTP Server Security, SFTP Background
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...
by Tim Young | Apr 5, 2024 | FTP Server Security, SFTP Background
Introduction If your organization uses an SFTP server, you should be using SFTP monitoring to ensure your data remains secure. But “SFTP monitoring” is a catchall term that can cover everything from authentication to network access to compliance requirements....
by Sheri Otto | Apr 11, 2024 | Automation, FTP Basics, FTP Server Security
If you’re on the path to enhancing your file transfer processes with an FTP script, you’re likely aiming to increase efficiency, reduce errors and guarantee reliability in your data exchanges. FTP scripting centers around a pivotal question — “How...
by Patrick Mills | May 31, 2024 | FTP Server Security, Regulatory Compliance, SFTP Background
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)...
by Patrick Mills | Feb 29, 2024 | FTP Server Security
Starting in version 2024.1, Cerberus FTP will offer the OpenSSH strict key exchange extension to limit Terrapin style attacks to SSH/SFTP. Overview On December 18, 2023, NIST published CVE-2023-48795 which details a vulnerability where a remote attacker could bypass...
by Tim Young | Dec 14, 2023 | FTP Server Security, New Release
Learn more about the recommended actions and the maintenance release Redwood has made available to eliminate a minor vulnerability from CVE-2023-50452. In response to security incidents which have impacted other file transfer providers over the past year,...
by Paul Harada | Jan 3, 2024 | FTP Server Security, News, Web Client
Authenticated User Remote Full Path Disclosure Vulnerability fixed in Cerberus FTP Server 13.2.1 Cerberus FTP Server versions prior to 13.2.1 are vulnerable to an authenticated user full path disclosure in the Web application of Cerberus FTP server (CVE-2023-50452)....
by Paul Harada | Nov 16, 2023 | FTP Server Security, Informational, New Release
One-Time Password (OTP) secured public file sharing is now available in Cerberus FTP Server 13.2. With this release, users have the ability to restrict and track access of public file shares from the web-client with a new security option that restricts access to the...
by Paul Harada | Feb 22, 2024 | FTP Server Security, News, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting, Web Client
One Time Password (OTP) secured public file sharing is now available in Cerberus FTP Server 13.2. With this release, users have the ability to restrict and track access of public file shares from the web-client with a new security option that restricts access to the...
by Cerberus Team | Nov 22, 2023 | FTP Server Security
Companies are a favorite target of today’s hackers, and one of the most common threat vectors is an organization’s file transfer system. To help you protect your business, we’ve put together these eight essential tips for securing an FTP or SFTP server. Step 1: Use...
by Honsha Kalita | Sep 6, 2023 | FTP Server Administration
In Cerberus FTP Server version 13.1, we are correcting how we convert a given Classless Inter-Domain Routing notation (CIDR) to the corresponding IP Address range. CIDR use in Cerberus Cerberus Admin Console has two places where administrators use CIDR notations to...
by Grant Averett | Nov 15, 2022 | FTP Server Administration, FTP Server Security, New Release, News
About our new Country-level Geoblocking Features The Cerberus team is excited to share that blocking or allowing connections based on the country the connection originates from (geoblocking) and a new Firewall Controls Overview page are now available in Cerberus FTP...
by Patrick Mills | Mar 22, 2024 | FTP Server Security, News, Regulatory Compliance
Starting in version 12.11, Cerberus FTP Server will use OpenSSL 3 which provides the following benefits: Extends FIPS 140-2 validation until September 2026 Adds TLS 1.3 protocol support Adds additional key exchange, cipher, and mac algorithms Breaking Changes If you...
by Paul Harada | Nov 15, 2023 | FTP Server Administration, Web Client
Starting with version 12.11now has the ability for a user to delete the contents of a public share when the share itself has expired. There is an additional feature for both the Web Administration and the Web Client to be able to delete the contents of a public share...
