This blog post is gonna feel like a splash of cold water on the faces to anyone who owns, manages or administers a file transfer server. If you are simply relying on usernames & passwords to safeguard access to your server you may have more to worry about that you think!
Here’s a story from TechWorld titled “Logins for 8,700 FTP servers found on sale” that describes a recent cyber crime in which hackers were selling logon credentials to corporate file transfer servers.
Internet security firm Finjan reported that they discovered a “database containing account usernames, passwords and server addresses for a staggering 8,700 FTP servers, many of which were being used by US Fortune 100-level enterprises.”
Key takeaway –> There are bad people out there that want to hack into your file transfer server to either access the files/data, inject viruses, or profit from the stolen information in some other way.
Be safe… Be smart… And always surf safely!