FTP Client - Benefits of Using Dedicated FTP Client Software

SFTP - Secure FTP & FTPS (FTP over SSL)

Despite the ease of use and simplicity of FTP the lack of security when using it has been an issue since its inception. It is all too easy for today's cybercriminals to uncover passwords by using a sniffer and access information. Even if this is not the case, the files being transferred are not encrypted in any way, leaving sometimes confidential information out in the open.

Secure FTP (SFTP) is FTP over an SSH (Secure Shell) connection. FTPS is FTP over an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) connection in the same way as your web browser when connecting to online stores or your banks online site. Whichever you choose, sending usernames and passwords in clear text is a thing of the past, and all transferred data is fully encrypted.

Completely transparent to the user - whether using FTP, SFTP or FTPS, FTP Client's interface and the way the application behaves is the same.

Many organizations have completely outlawed standard FTP and now only use Secure File Transfer Protocol.