Securing your website
Fasthosts shared servers are regularly updated with the latest security patches and configured to make your server as secure as possible. While we maintain your server's security, there are additional steps you can take to make your website secure.
Keep your password secure
- Do not tell anyone your passwords, if you suspect someone may have access to your passwords, then change them. Remembering to consider including control panel, FTP, Sitebuilder, mailboxes, SQL databases, Matrix stats, shared SSL space and Personal control panels passwords.
Important: Your passwords must be secure. Read our guide to
choosing a secure password.
Check permissions
- Run any services you use on the lowest possible permissions. If you have a website connected to an SQL database, ensure that the website only has access to the tasks it needs. Remember to check website folder, exchange public folder and database user permissions.
Keep third party software up to date
- Ensure that any third-party scripts or web applications are fully up to date.
Do you have forums, blogging software, content management or an ecommerce system? These are often a target for hackers and vendors of such software publish security updates to combat possible attacks. Regularly visit the software's website and check for security updates/new versions.
Maintain security on your computer
- Periodically run a thorough spyware check on any computer that you use to access your Fasthosts control panel, or that you use to access your web space with FTP, SiteBuilder or FrontPage. In particular, check for key logging software, which monitors what you type into the computer and sends it to malicious third parties.
There are a number of free or commercially available products available to help you to keep your personal computer secure.
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