What is Beehive Https and why is it better than FTP?
FTP is becoming a very dangerous proposition. Over the last 3 years nearly two thirds of all ftp servers worldwide were hacked at least once – and once a server is hacked, it is likely to be targeted again and again. There are several reasons why FTP is hacked : 1) the password information is not encrypted (smart hackers can “sniff” the passwords from Internet packet traffic), 2) FTP offers a view into the operating system by providing listings and other potentially risky information exchange, and 3) some FTP servers have known security deficiencies and can be compromised by attacks. If your operations are governed by HIPAA, DOD or other secure transfer mandates then you MUST consider Beehive Https because it cannot be compromised in the same way as FTP: 1) the user ID and passwrd exchange is encrypted so the packets cannot be sniffed; 2) the Beehive operating environment is a “Meta Layer” so the user is not interacting directly with the server OS and 3) the Beehive Https server cannot
