Innovation headlines first TEDx conference Nov 6, 2009
That emergence, said information security expert Marcus Ranum, can be traced to an unforeseen weakness in the development of the file transfer protocol software language for computer networking. Joel Salatin, a Virginia farmer well known in the sustainable agriculture movement, described how his work raising livestock with cutting-edge techniques led him to become the primary egg supplier for dozens of restaurants wanting to serve food made with locally grown products. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Microsoft readies bumper update Oct 13, 2009
One of those loopholes, for the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) bundled in with Microsoft's Internet Information Server, is already being exploited by some hi-tech criminals. Windows is by far the most popular target for cyber criminals and the vast majority of the millions of malicious programs, including worms and trojans, are aimed at the operating system. (BBC News -- Americas)
Microsoft to Ship 13 Bug Patches, 8 'Critical' Oct 11, 2009
For one, the patches aim to fix a vulnerability in Windows' implementation of the popular File Transfer Protocol (FTP) that was in early September. A second patch will fix another zero-day hole a few days later. (Datamation)
Microsoft warns of bug in Internet Information Services Server again Sep 3, 2009
In those versions of the software, the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service may be porous enough to allow incursions. In this week's announcement, the software giant stated that IIS 5. (FCW.com)
Remembering the Day the World Wide Web Was Born Mar 13, 2009
(Other Internet applications already existed, including File Transfer Protocol, or FTP, and e-mail. . (Scientific American)
Using OpenSSH for secure network tunnels on Linux Feb 8, 2009
In addition to SSH, OpenBSD offers programs that allow users to easily copy data to systems using SSH's secure copy (SCP) and secure file transfer protocol (SFTP). The SSH protocol is secure enough to use across nonsecure private and public Internets. (Search Enterprise Linux)
