Get email notifications from your FTP and SFTP servers
Introduction
SFTPPlus can connect to any STMP servers and deliver emails based on the activity, actions and events triggered by a file transfer.
With SFTPPlus you can configure the list of recipients (with CC and BCC), email subject and email body.
The email notification can be use for FTPS or …
Use Let's Encrypt to protect your FTP server
A brief history of FTP (in)security
The FTP protocol as used today was defined in 1985 (RFC 959) based on a design created in 1971.
It was designed without taking security into consideration. All transmissions are in clear text, including username, password, and actual transferred data. All FTP communication …
Pro:Atria and SFTPPlus sponsor DVLA Code Challenge 2018 for School Children
Pro:Atria is delighted to be a sponsor of the DVLA Code Challenge 2018 for School Children.
DVLA runs the competition to provide Schools, Code Clubs and Community groups in Wales with IT equipment and promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects aimed at children aged 7-14.
DVLA work …
Secure your FTPS server with Let's Encrypt
Introduction
What is Let's Encrypt?
Let's Encrypt (sometimes shortened as LetsEncrypt) is a certificate authority that provides SSL/X.509 certificates at no charge. You can read more on the subject in the Wikipedia article on Let's Encrypt.
A Let's Encrypt certificate is valid for …
Secure File Transfer and Business Continuity Planning
Introduction
What is business continuity planning (BCP)?
According to Wikipedia, business continuity planning is the process of creating systems of prevention and recovery to deal with potential threats to a company.
Business Continuity Planning also includes these five components as defined by the SANS Institute. These components are:
- Business Resumption …
Setting up security scanners for your SFTPPlus MFT Server
Introduction
The following is a short guide on how you can set up a security scanner for your SFTPPlus MFT Server installation. For this guide, we have chosen a free and open source scanner, OWASP Zed Attack Proxy or zaproxy, as an example.
Of course, there are a number of …
IPv6 support for HTTP/S, FTP/S, SFTP and SCP File Transfer Services
Why get ready for IPv6?
According to the Akamai Q1 2017 State of the Internet Connectivity Report, "approximately 5 million IPv4 addresses were depleted from available pools at the Regional Internet Registries in the first quarter, leaving approximately 39 million addresses remaining."
In response to the steady depletion of IPv4 …