SFTP is all I use and since it uses SSH I have FTP shut down on my server completely. Most FTP clients are capable of using SFTP so I don't know why everyone doesn't use it. The way I look at it having FTP shut down on the server is one less thing to worry about. When I look at the log people from all over the world are constatnly trying to connect via FTP so this way they can try all day haha.

Good post by the way, I think this is one of those things most people don't understand or don't know see more about.