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Server
Security
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Securing
and maintaining a server is no easy job and certainly no
job for amateurs.
Although taking steps to secure your web site doesn't
require professional help, securing your web server definitely
does.
You
just can't afford to take any chances.
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If
you're contemplating buying and running your own web server
and you don't have
a properly trained IT staff to help
you maintain and secure it - don't.
In
fact, even if you do have a properly trained IT staff to
help you, it's still a better idea to contract out for server
space and maintenance.
Some departments will assume that using an internal web server is a more
secure and cost effective solution than renting space on a commercial web
server, but this is very far from the truth.
Even if you discount the extra work and hassle running your own server
will bring into your life, protecting a web server from unauthorized access
and enabling secure transmission of data will easily cost your department
into the thousands of dollars for extra equipment, licenses, and software.
My advice is to not even consider running your own web server. There are
many reputable and experienced web hosting companies across the internet
that will do it for you for less than $20 a month.
These aren't mom and pop shops, these are professionals whose
services are being used by Fortune 500 companies across the United States.
Commercial web hosts enable the transfer of millions of dollars in e-commerce
traffic and other sensitive data daily - do you think they'll know
more about securing and maintaining a server than you or I (or even our
IT departments) will?
So do I. After all, their business and their reputation depend on it.
I'm not going to offer any more advice on this subject beyond get
professional help!
There's just no convincing reason not to. |
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