What is FIPS 140-2 and is It Right for Me? How to Make FTP More Secure
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...
How Secure is FTP? How You Can Mitigate the Risks of Using File Transfer Protocol
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 Once a standard protocol but now considered outdated due to improved and updated versions, FTP has inherent...
FTPS vs HTTPS: Which is the Right Tool for Secure File Transfer?
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...