"FBI Warns Healthcare Entities of Threats to FTP Servers"

The FBI has released statements alerting the healthcare sector of the threats and attacks being launched at file transfer protocol servers being ran in anonymous mode. These FTP servers store sensitive personal health information that could be exploited to attack business owners. This article discusses the risks that anonymous FTP mode places on data, notable attacks on FTP servers within the healthcare sector, other warnings from government agencies about these attacks, details of FBI alerts, as well as recommended steps to take in order to improve security for FTP services. 

HealthcareInfoSecurity reports "FBI Warns Healthcare Entities of Threats to FTP Servers"

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