Rapid7’s third annual National Exposure Index shows the prevalence of outdated and unsecured internet protocols and devices that remain in use, including 21 million FTP servers. The firm found a “worrying” number – about 13 million internet-exposed databases. Rapid7: “No normal, reputable company uses FTP to ship around customer data” The firm also found high levels of SMB, telnet and FTP usage among other types of “should have known better” security failures to be found by Rapid7.”]
Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/scans-reveal-13-million-internet-exposed-databases-a-11151