Euro Host Server Security

 
Server Security is an exclusive Euro Host service which is designed to save you both time and resources. This initial setup option provides many additional services and modifications to the default Operating System and CPanel installation which greatly enhances the security, reliability, and compatibility of your server and software. What would have normally taken you hours of installation work, or the hiring of an outside systems administrator, is now done for you by Euro Host. Your server is locked down, ready to run, as soon as you receive it.

Featured Server Security Services

FIREWALL PROTECTION

Firewall

Advanced Policy Firewall (APF) is installed and configured. Ports which are not used by CPanel are firewalled off to maximize the security of your server, the TCP/IP stack is hardened, and ICMP rate limiting is enabled to prevent DoS attacks. Additionally, Brute Force Detection (BFD) is installed which detects brute force attacks against your server and automatically denies access to attackers.

Euro Host also enables more security features to defend against SYN based DoS attacks, DNS poisoning and spoofing protection.

 

ANTI-SPAM / ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION

Firewall

Realtime Blackhole List (RBL) filtering is configured for anti-spam protection on your server. The configuration, and combination of nearly 10 blacklists, is designed to maximize spam filtering while keep false positives to an absolute minimum. Euro Host maintains local mirrors of these blacklists for maximum server performance. Updates are made approximately every 30 minutes to ensure your server is constantly protected.

 

HTTP INTRUSION PROTECTION

Firewall

ModSecurity intrusion detection and prevention engine is installed for Apache. This module increases web application security, protecting web applications from both known and unknown attacks. The customized ruleset Euro Host provides protects from a wide variety of common http attacks, such as PHPBB exploits. If a new exploit is released, your server can be protected in as little as 15 minutes as we push out ruleset updates.

 

SERVER HARDENING

Server Hardening

Besides our initial system audit, which ensures proper installation of the Operating System and control panel and all packages are at the latest patch level, Euro Host performs many other security tweaks to your server. All unnecessary services are disabled, and unused packages are removed. SSH is hardened, and kernel operating variables are tweaked to add additional security without impacting any use of the server. For a full list of performed services, please see below.

 

HTTP DOS PREVENTION

DOS Prevention

DDoS-Deflate is installed for Apache. This module provides evasive action in the event of an HTTP DoS or DDoS attack or brute force attack.and works well in both single-server script attacks as well as distributed attacks.

Attacking hosts are blocked temporarily from Apache while legitimate requests are allowed through.

 

DAILY SECURITY AUDITS

Firewall

Euro Host installs our own security scripts which run daily to look for signs of system intrusion or exploits which could threaten the health of your system. Rootkit Hunter and Chkrootkit are also installed and scan the system daily. If any anomalies are discovered, our technicians are alerted and can manually investigate to ensure your server is secure.

Full List of Server Security Services

SERVER HARDENING & SECURITY
Advanced Policy Firewall (APF)

 		 Advanced Configurable firewall to block off unused ports and increase system security.
Brute Force Detection (BFD) Detects and blocks brute force attacks.
ClamAV Anti-Virus for Email ClamAV scans incoming and outgoing email for viruses, worms, and trojans.
Anti-Spam Filtering Realtime Blackhole List (RBL) filtering is enabled using custom Euro Host rulesets.
Chkrootkit Looks for commonly used rootkits, backdoors, and exploits. Also checks for other signs of intrusion.
Rootkit Hunter Looks for commonly used rootkits, backdoors, and exploits. Also checks for other signs of intrusion, and tests system binaries.
Mod_Evasive DoS and brute force prevention for Apache.
Mod_Security HTTP Intrusion Protection System for filtering exploits. Customized ruleset used.
Disable Unnecessary Processes Disables any services which are not needed for normal system operation.
Remove Unnecessary Packages Removes any extraneous packages to remove potential attack and DoS vectors while reducing system footprint.
Secure Temporary Directories Secure /tmp, /var/tmp and other directories to prevent against unauthorized binary upload and execution.
Secure Directory Permissions Strengthens file permissions on many world-writable directories.
SSH Hardening Hardens SSH server to prevent against possible attack vectors.
Daily Security Audit Custom Euro Host security scripts are installed to report on possible security issues.
PAM Resource Hardening Enforces PAM resource limiting to prevent against attacks.
Sysctl Hardening Modifies kernel operating values to strengthen TCP/IP stack against various attacks including syn floods.

 
APPLICATIONS
ImageMagick Graphics software package commonly used by many web applications.
NetPBM Graphics software package commonly used by many web applications.
Mod_gzip Compresses HTTP traffic to speed up web-browsing times for your visitors.
Apache Recompilaton Recopiles Apache with commonly used Apache and PHP modules and settings for maximum performance and compatability.
MyTOP MySQL TOP - tracks MySQL usage in an interface similiar to the Unix 'top' command.
IPTraf Detailed command-line bandwidth statistics tracking utility.
IfTOP Command-line utility to see track bandwidth usage based on connecting hosts.

 
INITIAL SYSTEM AUDIT
Server Stress Test Stresses CPU, Memory Subsystem, I/O Subsystem, Hard Disks for quality control and compatability purposes. Standard on all Euro Host servers.
Memory Test Determines memory is free from any errors which could cause stability issues. Standard on all Euro Host servers.
Operating System update Check Ensures all Operating system components are functional and up-to-date.
WHM Configuration Check Ensures WHM has been installed and configured.
Kernel Update Check Ensures kernel is at the latest OS-release version.
Backup Configuration Ensures backups have been configured to the backup drive in your server or remote backup space (if applicable).
 

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