Can you believe that in nearly four years of Paranoid Penguin columns, I've never talked about how to configure FTP services? This month I fix that, using my new favorite FTP server, Chris Evans' ...

Get a basic review of how to install VSFTP, add users, and use the tool in stand-alone mode or inetd/xinetd mode. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers can be useful for providing files to customers ...

This week I was sidetracked from my projects yet again by the need to investigate two security incidents. Both involved deleted files on servers that apparently had been compromised. The first ...

Hi!<BR>I'm setting up this intranet webserver at the office and no special security will be needed. However since all web-development is done at Windows clients I want to set the anonymous ftp-access ...

The FBI warns that attackers are targeting vulnerable FTP servers used by small medical and dental offices as a way to obtain medical records and other sensitive personal information. While the ...

The FBI is warning the healthcare sector to step up security of its file transfer protocol servers as cybercriminals step up attacks targeting FTP servers running in anonymous mode. "The FBI is aware ...

Networked HP LaserJet printers, which have been made available to the public by the organizations hosting them, offer potential attackers a ready-made Anonymous FTP server. At present, there are ...

I live on the West Coast and have been looking for a way to give my sister who lives on the East Coast access to some of the files stored on my PC. We are both using Windows XP Professional. I have a ...