How is data security handled in managed hosting?
Managed hosting implements a variety of security measures to protect clients' data. These measures include:
- Firewalls: Firewalls act as a barrier between the internet and the hosting provider's servers, filtering incoming and outgoing traffic to prevent unauthorized access.
- Network and server monitoring for signs of malicious activity, such as hacking attempts, bruteforce attempts, content scraping and denial of service.
- Regular security audits: Regular security audits help to identify and address potential security vulnerabilities.
- Access controls: Access controls help to restrict access to sensitive data and systems to authorized personnel.
- Security patches: Security patches help to fix vulnerabilities in software that could be exploited by attackers.
- Optional extra - Web application firewalls (WAF): WAFs help to protect web applications from attacks by filtering and blocking malicious traffic.
- Optional extra - DDoS protection: DDoS protection helps to mitigate the effects of distributed denial-of-service attacks, which can overwhelm servers with traffic and make them unavailable.
