What is the importance of hosting security?

[Aaron Martin]

It was a great discussion. Thanks all.

[River Brown]

Do you all that web hosts utilise a variety of programmes and tools to provide a range of services, some of these programmes and tools may contain flaws that may be exploited.

[Emerson Abby]

The main duty of Web hosts is to ensure that their clients have access to a secure and reliable hosting environment.

[Milo Adey]

Web hosting is safe on its own.

[River Brown]

You can secure a web server by:
a) Setting permissions and privileges.
b) Keeping patches up to date.
c) Installing firewall.
d) Automate backups.
e) Remove unnecessary services.

[Jamie Lee]

How to secure a web server?

[Emerson Abby]

The goal of secure hosting is to protect a website and its visitors from cyber attacks. The most basic function of a secure host is to provide security for its physical servers. Additionally, it will protect against DDoS attacks.

[River Brown]

Hosting security is important when you lose all your data if your site is attacked. Your time and money could be lost if your site is not backed up regularly by a secure host.

[Milo Adey]

Secure web hosting includes measures for protecting websites and their visitors from cyberattacks.

[Aaron Martin]

Can anyone suggest some points on why hosting security is important?