Server Hardening
How would you know if your web hosting provider employs best security practices when hardening your server?
According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “By not applying a patch you might be leaving the door open for a malware attack. Malware exploits flaws in a system in order to do its work. In addition, the time-frame between an exploit and when a patch is released is continually getting shorter.
Defects in clients like web browsers, email programs, image viewers, instant messaging software, and media players may allow malicious websites, etc. to infect or compromise your computer with no action on your part other than viewing or listening to the website, message, or media.”
How would you know if your web hosting provider employs best security practices when hardening your server?