Security

A Basic Hosting Security Checklist
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Web hosting security is not something you can tackle in one sitting. Actually, it is a full-time gig that may even involve some sleepless nights. If you are prepared, however, you can greatly reduce your website’s risk of exposure and...

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VPS Security Tips for Beginners
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Virtual private servers (VPS) are not dedicated servers. You are not responsible for an entire physical machine, but a VPS still requires some of the same security hardening that you would expect from a full server. The following are some...

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Why Backups Are Important for Security
Monday, March 25th, 2013Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE If content is still king, then data security should be a top priority. Many websites keep data stored in some form of database, and those databases need to be secure. While much of security centers around firewalls, script hardening, and...

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Basic Apache Server Security Tips
Friday, March 15th, 2013Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Apache HTTP Server is by far the most widely used web server software in the world. Most web hosting providers will host your website on a server running Apache, and many of the web’s top sites run Apache. If you...

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10 Web Application Security Tips
Thursday, February 28th, 2013Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE It is important to be mindful of security for your desktop computer, your mobile devices, and your online accounts, but few business or personal technologies are more at risk to attacks by cybercriminals than web applications. This is mostly because...

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Project Management Certified with the CompTIA Project+ Certification
Monday, February 18th, 2013THN News  
ARTICLE (The Hosting News) – Technical jobs and even many professional-level jobs within the IT field require small jobs and basic, common tasks to be completed on a daily basis. Work like this can get tedious, and many employees find it...

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Questions You Should Ask Yourself About Your Passwords
Wednesday, February 13th, 2013Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE As we begin 2013, weak passwords still pose one of the biggest threats to hosting security. In general a server is only as secure as it users, and far too many users still have bad password habits. If you answer...

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How to Generate Secure Passwords with APG
Thursday, January 17th, 2013Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE There are many ways to automatically generate passwords to keep your data safe. Previously, we have looked at a third-party generator and also at cPanel’s built-in password generator. Another type of password generator is one you can use right from...

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A Quick Guide to Linux File Permissions
Thursday, December 13th, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE Whether you are using shared hosting, a VPS, or a dedicated server, there is a good chance that you will eventually use Linux, unless you specifically chose a Windows or other Unix-like server. Most web hosts today offer Linux for...

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5 Basic VPS Security Tips
Monday, December 10th, 2012Tavis J. Hampton  
ARTICLE One of the advantages of virtualization is that it is secure in the fact that a virtual private server (VPS) would not be able to harm its physical host server even if its security were compromised. The catch is, if...

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