Affordable And Secure Web Hosting

Welcome to the World Wide Web! Web hosting is yet another application of internet. Internet service providers usually facilitate this service either through free web hosting or affordable web hosting services depending upon the extent of application. Let me elucidate some important aspects of secure web hosting:

-          Web hosting services allows individuals or organizations to place their web page or website on a server provided by web host so that it is accessible across the world on the World Wide Web or locally on the intranet.

-          They can provide you e-mail accounts as well.

-          You can select amongst a few server options, the one of your choice. (Viz. FTP, Linux Platform etc.)

-          Hosting uptime which refers to the percentage of time the host is accessible via the internet is greater than 99.9% for most of the known web hosts.

If you want your presence on the World Wide Web, web hosting can be the answer. - by Fletcher Mak

How to Ensure Secure Web Hosting
In 2007 StopBadWare, a joint effort by Google, Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet Security and Oxford University’s Internet Institute, identified more than 90,000 websites that attempted to install malicious software on visitors computers via Internet browser security holes or programming tricks.

Google immediately red-flagged each infected website with a big, bold warning page.

When choosing a website you should ask yourself, does your web host have good security practices?

A good web hosting company will:

Ensure the latest patches and upgrades are applied to their software

NEVER run outdated web software

Monitor for security loopholes on a regular cycle

Run firewall software (a technology that blocks unauthorized incoming connections).

Unfortunately, the web hosting industry is in its infancy and is currently unregulated, meaning there is no guaranteed your web hosting company is performing the security practices it should be.

On the other hand ensuring a secure website is not just the web hosting company’s responsibility. Don’t use weak passwords on any accounts on your hosting site - by Mark Chidester

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