No one wants their information to fall into the wrong hands.

Whether it's business documents or personal photos, there's a certain peace of mind that everyone feels when they send or transfer files in a secure way.

You can cross your fingers when you hit send, or you can feel confident that your files are being sent using encryption and other security standards when you utilize a secure file transfer protocol (SFTP).

Businesses that use SFTP can securely transfer information like billing data, funds, and data recovery files. It builds on File Transfer Protocol (FTP) software and uses the SSH (secure shell) protocol to transfer files and requires the client to be authenticated by the server for enhanced security elements.

No matter what kind of file sharing is taking place, to ensure that all passwords and sensitive information are kept secure, SFTP commands and data are encrypted so that nothing is exposed to the network in plain text.