Cyberattacks make headlines mainly when they target large systems or websites, but websites are hacked on a daily basis on the internet. In fact, every few seconds there is an attack on websites, servers, and other devices connected to the internet. Contrary to what you see in silly movies and bad media, it's usually not a shady hacker in a dirty hoodie sitting in a dark room typing lines of code, but rather some automated script running on millions of websites and looking for security vulnerabilities.
A hacked website is an unpleasant problem for anyone—it's a nuisance that needs to be dealt with immediately, it can hurt your search engine rankings, important information may be deleted (have you backed up your website today?), and you may also lose leads and sales if your website is down or not functioning properly.
One of the most important considerations when choosing web hosting is information security. Secure hosting is your first line of defense against website hacks. It is very important to find out what security measures are taken by the hosting service you choose.
Hosting server security: this is how we do it
At Linux Hosting, we place the utmost importance on information security and protecting your websites. Our servers are secured using a high-quality system for stopping distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks from Huawei. The system is capable of handling even extremely high-traffic attacks (terabit-level protection), identifying over 60 types of suspicious traffic and more than 100 types of common attacks. Our storage servers are protected by Fortinet's FortiGate firewall, which provides excellent performance and multiple layers of security. The servers' operating system is CloudLinux, which excels in security and protects the files of every user on the server, preventing many types of attacks even without additional security layers on the server. In addition to these security measures, we perform continuous scans to find viruses, malware, and malicious code on your websites. To this end, we use the high-quality Imunify360, which provides extensive scanning and cleaning services on storage servers and performs a variety of proactive actions to prevent the intrusion and distribution of malicious scripts on websites hosted by us. The system also prevents spam and maintains the IP reputation of the servers. In addition, the system detects outdated applications and plugins that pose a security risk. Linux hosting information security services are provided for all types of hosting packages - shared hosting, reseller hosting, and of course virtual server hosting. If you have any questions on this topic, please contact us and we will be happy to help!Layer one: resource isolation with CloudLinux
On a shared hosting server, one of the central risks is a "bad neighbor" (another site on the same server) consuming all resources or breaking into other accounts. With us, CloudLinux provides LVE (Lightweight Virtual Environment) which sets a CPU, RAM and process ceiling per account. If one site exceeds its quota — it chokes alone, the rest stay fast.
In addition, CageFS hides the rest of the server filesystem from each account — meaning even if an attacker gets shell access to one site, they can't see other sites' files.
Layer two: Imunify360 for real-time scanning
Imunify360 is a WAF (Web Application Firewall) + malicious-content scanner running in the background. Every file uploaded via FTP/SFTP or through a WordPress plugin is scanned within seconds. Malicious files are automatically quarantined, and the admin gets an alert.
Imunify360 also integrates with a smart database of attack patterns — if an attacker tries a Brute Force attempt on one site, their IP is automatically blocked from the other sites on the server too.
Layer three: daily backup with fast restore
Even the best protection isn't 100%. The last tool against a breach scenario is a good backup. With us, every site is backed up automatically once a day to a location separate from the server itself. History retention: 30 days. Simple restore interface in cPanel — no need to open a support ticket.
Layer four: free SSL for every domain
A free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate is automatically installed for every domain added to the plan. Renewal runs in the background every 60 days without intervention. No need to purchase a separate SSL or handle renewals.
Why this matters for your business
A business site that gets breached loses customer trust and can be fined under privacy regulations. These layers work together to reduce the probability of a breach and cut recovery time. Our server maintenance service adds 24/7 monitoring and a 4-hour first-response time for every security incident on top of this.
