Linux Hosting, Security
Sunday, April 24th, 2011
Internet today is a Wild West of the modern world. As they say, nobody on Internet knows if the other person they are interacting with is a dog. As a result, securing your web server from all sorts of bad malware prowling around should be your topmost priority. A firewall helps a lot in that direction. Also, make sure that only the ports essential for your web server are open and the rest of the ports are closed. It is a good idea to provide SSL access to your clients in order to protect from any man-in-the-middle attacks. The patches on the web server and on your operating system should be up to date. This is where using a branded version of Linux with a support contract will go far in protecting you from unknown vulnerabilities. Finally, keep a strict control on the physical and virtual access to your servers by following the principal of minimum permissions. If you see any untoward activity on your Linux hosting web server, you should dig down deeper and find the cause for it in order to prevent any security breaches in the future.