Some people use the internet to watch cat videos and communicate with friends. Others depend on it for their livelihood.
Regardless of which group you fall into, you need to have a clear grasp of basic cybersecurity concepts.
For example, you have to be aware of what a brute force attack is, how dangerous it can be, and what you can do to protect yourself against it. Let’s make sure this is the case.
IP addresses help uniquely identify devices across networks. This is necessary to send data to its correct destinations. Both shared and dedicated IPs bring their benefits to the table, some of which can significantly impact web hosting accounts.
If you’ve never taken this into account and simply gone with whatever your host offers – that’s fine and workable in most cases. But for those who are thinking of ways to improve their web services, dedicated IP addresses are a wonderful way of doing just that.
Let’s see why…
Quite a lot of people plunge head-first into their new project and try to build their first websites without considering all the factors involved. Security is overlooked alarmingly often, and as a result, far too many projects come to a quick and completely avoidable end.
As an example, DDoS attacks are widespread and have been around for ages. Yet, many admins don’t have even the most basic understanding of what they are and how they work.
Let’s see if we can fix this…
SSL certificates help keep website visitors safer. The best part of all is that only website owners need to install SSL certificates – a set-it-and-forget-it task. Yet even something as straightforward as this can be rather complex due to various certificate types.
SSL certificates remain one of the fastest ways of increasing website security and inspiring customer trust- sometimes, at no cost. To learn how to install such a security solution on your website, read on…
Although Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates are all about web security, pretty much all websites today need them. Thanks to increasing cybersecurity threats, search engines like Google now take SSL certification into account as part of their search ranking algorithms. As such, there is an intrinsic link between websites, SSL, and Google.
If you don’t have one yet and have been wondering, “Is SSL Required for my Site?” – the short but firm answer is Yes. To learn more about SSL certificates and how you can benefit from them, read on…
More and more inexperienced users are setting up hosting accounts in an attempt to launch а successful online project. The first steps can be a bit intimidating simply because of the large number of technical terminology and seemingly endless tasks.
SSH is an excellent example of a piece of technology that causes a lot of confusion among newbies. The mission of today’s guide is to clear up some of the pressing questions that surround this management solution.
But first things first…
Many things make a managed VPS the perfect hosting environment for your website. For one, you get guaranteed resources and your own IP, just like you would with a dedicated server. You also have near-unlimited flexibility when it comes to configuring your virtual machine, and a managed VPS service adds the extra comfort of hosting technical support.
Still, the number of different managed VPS solutions on the market is so overwhelming that novice users might struggle to find the right one.
Our mission today is to help them out…
In 2012, Sophos estimated that more than 30,000 websites are hacked every day. Given how much the internet has grown over the last few years, the current number is likely much higher.
As an owner of a cPanel VPS that can host multiple websites, you have a sizeable target painted on your back. Luckily, the setup you’ve chosen has many mechanisms to protect your virtual server.
Today, we’ll see what they are…
