Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing applications allow users to download and share electronic files of all types and to use any computer as a server for file sharing requests. Currently, some of the more ...

The recent announcement by the FTC that sensitive information from nearly 100 organizations had been compromised through peer-to-peer file-sharing networks underscores the risks of this technology.

At its most basic, peer-to-peer file sharing -- often referred to as P2P -- transfers files between two individual PCs (one to one), as opposed to one server downloading to and uploading from several ...