"Well, it's all up in the air." The current hype - cloud networking/storage/etc - really describes that statement. Most people instantly imagine any data transfer associated with a metaphorical "cloud" as being simple, wispy, and almost effortless. As in, someone simply needs to login to some arbitrary service - be it Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, Mega, or another - and just drag-and-drop some files to some location that is easily accessible from many places. These websites have a tendency to provide several ways to access data you or your peers have uploaded to them. For instance, a user might use Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), regular File Transfer Protocol (FTP), or much more user-friendly Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). SFTP has become increasingly viable in today's cyber security-prone. Take, for example, the process of configuring a new server. Unless the person managing has direct access to the server at all times, there will most definitely come a time when they need to modify important files from a remote connection. However, this can create a very tricky dilemma. "When using FTP it will be possible for a hacker to capture network traffic between your desktop and the web server and so discover these passwords." (ArtSec, "The benefits of SFTP in website security")
Unfortunately much technology users are uneducated in exactly where they should store their data as well as how the storage is even constructed.
So where should data be? We need redundant storage. Servers capable of RAID or RAID-like functionality. On top of that, we also desperately need secure connections and protocols for fetching the data we need. SFTP works quite well, but not very many people know what it is unless they work in a technology-based field.
*https://artsec.com/2011/12/19/the-benefits-of-sftp-in-website-security/
Hi Joshua,
ReplyDeleteI believe that file sharing is now a common use in many fields. Among cloud computing tools such as Google, Dropbox, box, Mega, I like Dropbox the most. What I like about Dropbox is its notification feature. Dropbox always notifies me files that are changed in shared folder. Compare to Google Drive, Dropbox is easier to use. Furthermore, even if I delete a file by accident, I can restore it from Dropbox server. Those feature make Dropbox the most stand out compare to the others. Besides, compare to SFTP or FTP, using dropbox is more convenience if you don't plan to use your storage as a hosting service. Overall, those are my opinions, what do you think?