{"id":4241,"date":"2019-01-22T13:00:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T21:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onehub.com\/blog\/?p=4241"},"modified":"2019-01-22T13:48:18","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T21:48:18","slug":"best-ftp-alternatives-for-secure-file-transfers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onehub.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/22\/best-ftp-alternatives-for-secure-file-transfers\/","title":{"rendered":"An Overview of the Best FTP Alternatives for Secure File Transfers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onehub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/shutterstock_279658202.jpg\" alt=\"FTP-alternative\" class=\"wp-image-4242\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For a long time, FTP was a great way to move large files&nbsp;online-&nbsp;and lot of them&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;to the clients and customers you work with. But the web of today is a lot different&nbsp;than&nbsp;the web of ten years ago. Modern file upload&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onehub.com\/solutions\/online-document-sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">document sharing<\/a>&nbsp;services are&nbsp;easier,&nbsp;faster and more secure.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of forcing colleagues and co-workers to download complicated FTP clients with bad user interfaces, it\u2019s time for your growing business to use an FTP alternative.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a background, FTP historically has been used as a tool for website developers and tech professionals to move files from the desktop of a computer to somewhere online, it\u2019s oftentimes complicated and clunky to use.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First it requires users to download and install an FTP client \u2014 a piece of software that lives on their computer, which allows them to upload files. This can create headaches as different FTP&nbsp;clients have different user interfaces, so troubleshooting becomes more complex for project managers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, FTP is no longer the safest way to share files.\u00a0The\u00a0authors of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfc-editor.org\/rfc\/rfc114.txt\">Request for Comments\u202f(RFC)\u00a0114<\/a>,\u00a0a formal document of the Internet Engineering Task Force,\u00a0identified several vulnerabilities of FTP, including:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>FTP bounce attack&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Port stealing (guessing the next open port and usurping a legitimate connection)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Spoofing attack&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Username\u202fenumeration&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, basic FTP is no longer sufficient to handle your business\u2019 file transferring needs. It\u2019s time to use an FTP alternative.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exploring FTP Alternatives for Your Business\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many companies have evolved past traditional FTP and now opt for more modern and secure alternatives that suit their file transfer needs. Is your use of FTP putting your company at risk?&nbsp;Here are some of the questions you ask yourself when considering&nbsp;a&nbsp;secure alternative to FTP:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>How many files do you currently transfer on an ongoing basis?&nbsp;<\/li><li>How often do you transfer files? Daily? Weekly? Biweekly? Who utilizes your system most often and do you foresee additional people on your team needing to do so?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Do you expect your business or client base to significantly grow in the next 6 months? 1 year? 3 years? If so, what type of file transferring and file storage will that growth require?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>What data security factors do you need to consider when implementing a new file transferring system? For example, industry specific compliance standards, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>How large are the files you most often transfer and what types of files are you transferring? Be sure to consider data related to future projects and take into account that you may need to move massive files (and therefore, your new system will need to handle that.)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How\u00a0Onehub\u2019s\u00a0FTP Alternative\u00a0Can Replace Your Current\u00a0FTP\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully,&nbsp;Onehub&nbsp;makes the need for a&nbsp;complex FTP&nbsp;obsolete&nbsp;and it does so with powerful file sharing features:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E<\/strong><strong>asy Sharing<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Onehub&nbsp;works in the cloud, so there is no software to download and any team member can upload and download files through a web browser.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>G<\/strong><strong>ranular Permissions<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Grant&nbsp;varying levels of access to your data with precision down to the file level&nbsp;to make sure only the right people can view or edit files.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>S<\/strong><strong>ecure Sharing<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Onehub<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>uses bank-level&nbsp;encryption and all communication with the service is automatically done over HTTPS. Your data is encrypted&nbsp;in transit and at rest.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mobile Access<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Securely share files from Android or IOS mobile devices through the&nbsp;Onehub&nbsp;app so everyone has access to the latest data.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally,&nbsp;Onehub&nbsp;offers extra file sharing protection that FTP just can\u2019t match.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Upload&nbsp;multiple files at once by simply dragging-and-dropping them into your browser.&nbsp;<\/li><li>An activity tracker that shows you every event that happens in your&nbsp;Workspace&nbsp;so you know who and when someone is interacting with your information.&nbsp;<\/li><li>High-quality previews of more than 30 different file types.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Data rooms allow you to share sensitive information with multiple investors or vendors \u2013 without them knowing about each other.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For businesses,&nbsp;implementing an FTP&nbsp;server&nbsp;alternative means&nbsp;getting rid of outdated FTP clients that require your team members&nbsp;and partners to download specific software programs and use a&nbsp;tedious system.&nbsp;Instead, your organization can use simple,&nbsp;browser-based uploading and downloading&nbsp;for secure file transfers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Started\u00a0with\u00a0Onehub\u00a0Today\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To make your business file sharing straightforward and more secure, use an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onehub.com\/solutions\/ftp-alternative\">FTP alternative<\/a>\u00a0like\u00a0Onehub.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a long time, FTP was a great way to move large files&nbsp;online-&nbsp;and lot of them&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;to the clients and customers you work with. 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