Web Site Security Is Overlooked
July 6th, 2008Hello All,
From our own experience, it’s easy to overlook web site security when building new sites. For those of you who use a managed / shared solution, you probably don’t have to worry about it. Most good hosts provide automated operating system patches, intrusion detection services, etc.
But what about those who want to run a dedicated site on their own machine?
There’s a lot to be said for a good system administrator. With background in windows / IIS based web sites, we were in a brand new world with php/linux based machines.
On my own, I set up a secondary site as a test; after all, how hard can it be?
I’ll admit this: it’s pretty darn complicated.
That’s why I found some help. We wholeheartedly recommend the folks at Prometheus Group for your security consulting needs. As a frustrated employee who had no idea what he was doing when it came to web site security, I found these folks to be extremely knowledgeable.
Don’t take site security for granted. Their flavor of secured linux (Atomic Secured Linux) works like a charm, and the team is always around to help.