The integrity of the network and the information it holds rests in the hands of the protections put in place at all levels combine to keep the vast majority of the data stored within them safe. Despite the extensive security employed by every hosting companies, however, there do exist people with the intelligence and time necessary to exploit even the smallest and most obscure of holes via intuitive attacks.
But getting yourself a secure hosting solution doesn’t have to cost you a fortune. The key is knowing what to look for and understanding which security elements should come as standard features.
SSL Support
SSL is a security feature you can’t be without if you are planning to sell product or service from your website. Secure Sockets Layer, SSL is an encryption protocol that creates a secure tunnel between you in the web server. The TLS protocol allows client/server applications to communicate across a network in a way designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery. TLS provides endpoint authentication and communications confidentiality over the Internet using cryptography. It means it encrypts the important information like Price, Credit Card number, address and other crucial information into a jumble of characters ensuring safety from information theft. Although most web hosting providers offer free shared SSL certificates, you may want to find a company that allows you to purchase and incorporate your own private certificate for enhanced security.
Intrusion Detection
A company that is serious about security will maintain redundant firewall components and also allow you to directly or indirectly make adjustments to the rules. You can take security one step further by signing up with a host that offers an IDS or Intrusion Detection System. Though similar to a firewall, IDS gives you tighter security as its method of packet filtering digs deeper to halt attacks before they reach the server.
Spam Filtering
Spam is the abuse of electronic messaging systems (including most broadcast media, digital delivery systems) to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately. Because the barrier to entry is so low, spammers are numerous, and the volume of unsolicited mail has become very high. Aside from hogging system resources and slowing do the server, these messages often carry viruses, worms, Trojans and other types of malicious software. The spam filter has become a common web hosting feature and one you need in any type of solution.
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