by Cerberus Team | May 5, 2021 | FTP Basics, FTP Server Security
Secure file transfer has come a long way from its creation in the 1970s, and its latest evolution has seen a shift towards cloud-based file transfer. But are cloud-hosted file servers better options than on-premise file servers? Each file server hosting method has its...
by Cerberus Team | Aug 22, 2019 | FTP Basics
It’s no easy job managing and maintaining the IT infrastructure of an organization. System administrators regularly worry about many different aspects of their IT organization: downtime, server failures, upgrade issues and capacity problems, and more. Unfortunately,...
by Grant Averett | May 28, 2019 | FTP Basics, FTP Server Security
Introduction to Secure File Transfer If you’re planning to install a secure file server to allow your clients or employees to securely share files, but you’re not sure which protocols to support, you have a lot of options: The venerable File Transfer Protocol...
by Dana Anderson | Feb 27, 2019 | FTP Basics, FTP Server Security, Regulatory Compliance
One of our most-visited help articles is “How can I make Cerberus FTP Server secure?” In that article, we mention FIPS 140-2, but we still get quite a few emails from customers asking whether they should be using FIPS 140-2 mode in Cerberus. So let’s dig into...
by Cerberus Team | Feb 8, 2019 | FTP Basics, FTP Server Security
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol that is used to transfer files and data between a client and a server on the same network. Once a standard protocol but now considered outdated due to improved and updated versions, FTP has inherent...
by Cerberus Team | Jan 14, 2019 | FTP Basics
Hypertext transfer protocol, or HTTP, and file transfer protocol, known as FTP, are both methods that allow you to transfer files between two systems. Both protocols have overlapping functions, and with Cerberus FTP Server Enterprise, you can use either method to...
