Dictionary of Information Security

work on the Internet that we use it a number of

times without ever defining it. ftp (almost always

written in lowercase: despite the fact that it is an

acronym, the usage stems from the fact that UNIX

programs are generally lowercase) is the file transfer

protocol of the Internet: the way to copy files

between computers. It is often used as a verb, as in

“Where do I find the latest copy of DISKSE-

CURE?”“Oh, you can ftp it from urvax.” A com-

puter set up to provide files for all callers from

anywhere on the Internet is known as an “ftp site”:

more commonly now called an anonymous ftp site,

since most sites do not require the use of an estab-

lished account. See anonymous login.

full backup backup process that makes a copy of all data

and/or software on ...