Introduction. We are going to discuss various file transfer options in brief and the security concerns associated with them. By understanding how these solution operate we can have an informed decision over its usage across the organization . Let's see if we could find answers to below question. Differences between FTP, SFTP, FTPS and FTP over SSH? Why not just use FTP? Why should I use SFTP instead of FTP? Is SFTP better than FTPS?
Many technologies are leveraged to achieve business objectives and values to customer, but it comes with a price of security risk associated with them. Managing those risk would be an superficial act wasting time and money unless we understand how they are configured, maintained and operated, and then understanding the terms, definitions and concept associated with those technologies becomes paramount, Then you know how to control these risk effectively and efficiently