How a web host provider prevents Heartbleed and other Security Infractions
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Release time:2014-07-31
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At the recent months, the heartbleed bug took the web environment by storm; With estimates that it affected almost 2/3rd of websites across the globe, the heartbleed bug is the largest security infraction at the last few years; It was also the largest web security scare, since the Y2K scare in the year 2000.Although the website owners plays a large part in determining the security part, the web hosting providers has a larger part to play in the current Scenario. Towards understanding the importance of web hosting servers, you have to get how hackers operate at present day. Today the hackers follows a pre-set criteria which allows them easy access to the most highly organized websites.Most of the advanced hacking methods involves manipulating the communication between the user and website server. At the heartbleed attack, the hacker sends a manipulative code to the server, disguising himself as an user asking for a website information. But on accepting the request, the hacker also receives the information from the server memory, which may include sensitive information. Alternatively this also could be innocuous blog comments or product feedbacks. The logic is that on multiple heartbleed attacks, the attacker could definitely uncover sensitive information.Apparently these tightly encrypted data-modules could be easily hacked, giving access to the sensitive information currently at the server memory.But there has been instances where the hackers has been suspected access to the inbuilt server data.According to security experts, the one and only way of maintaining a fool-proof security is through maintaining an active SSL certificate. The SSL certificate is the encrypted code residing the website server, which controls the data communication between the server and a user browser.The user browsers have pre-set security protocols, which establishes a safe and fast data communication channel. Among the various factors, one among the top website priorities occurs as the hosting security certificate or SSL certificate. This essentially means that the host server has undergone all the stipulated security checks, including the latest hacker methods and technology. It has also been proven that data communication speeds also achieves very high at these communication lines. With the free accessibility of technology, the hacker attacks have gained much more sophistication and penetration.HOT SALE FOR HOSTING!Get a HostingEranet hosting hot sale12 months price 15%off24 months price 25% off36 months price 40% offspecial offer:Standard plan Boriginal price:$11.79/monthcurrent price:$5.57/month(500MB space 100MB database 500MB mailbox)10 years Industry Experiencefrom$5.88/monthAsia data centerEnterprise email for freeGCDN service for freeDomain name resolution for freepls contact usSkype: Partner EranetEmail:eranet03@gmail.comMSN:cs@eranet.comTel:852-39995400WhatsApp: (852) 96008286http://www.eranet.com/
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