We host on multiple servers, this helps us perform maintenance without disrupting your site, and it helps keep costs low. For 'shared hsoting plans' it is hard to say exactly what server your hosting will be on, but we can make this promise. The minimum spec server we host comprises:

AMD Athlon 2400

1024MB RAM

80GB Drives

1000GB Bandwidth

5 IPs

As you can see these are extremely high power systems, along with our technical expertise and maintenance programs. We constantly monitor the server loan and have balancing software to ensure the maximum performance is always being delivered.

We host Red Hat Linux and CentOS operating systems: the most stable on the market.

We have cPanel control software bringing you the easiest and most accurate administration package available...

Security specifications - our servers are security audited, secured and hardened with the latest security software. This includes:

SIM - (System Integrity Monitor) - It reboots services that have failed within 5 minutes.

SPRI (System Priority) - Sets priority to current processes being run the server, decreasing load 10-25%.

LSM - (Port Monitor) Monitors network connections and sends emails when new ports have been opened.

PRM - (Process Resource Monitor) Monitors all resources used by all processes and if a process is being flooded or causing high load on the server, it is killed.

BFD - (Brute Force Detection) Detects brute force connections and automatically enters the offending IPs into the firewall to be blocked.

Exiscan and Clam-Antivirus Detect emails containing viruses or spam and discard them so the server is not the origin of the spread of todayís common viruses or spam emails.

/tmp & /var/tmp hardening We harden /tmp and /var/tmp so no malicious scripts can be executed from the commonly used directory.

/dev/shm hardening Another place hackers tend to upload files to is /dev/shm. This directory is hardened as well.

Optimize FTP Server for faster connections.

Optimize MySQL to reduce load and speed up MySQL connections.

Secure Apache which reduces the amount of information visible about a server's software making it less vulnerable.

Host.conf Hardening Prevents IP spoofing and prevents DNS poisoning.

CHKRootKIt Simple script that detects software used by hackers. It scans once a day and emails the client if any suspicious scripts are found.

Disabling Unused Services We disable unused services to prevent them from being exploited.

Firewall Installation - (APF, Kiss, Bastille)

TCP/IP Hardening Prevents DDOS and SYN-Flood attacks.

Logwatch Sends a daily report to us with all activity that has taken place on the server for that day.

Operating System Optimization Optimize the OS for faster operation and load reduction.

Remove unused software We remove unneeded software to minimize the number of software that could possibly be exploited.

Remove unused services Unused services are shutdown and their ports closed.

Libsafe - Libsafe prevents buffer overflows and scans for exploitable software and notifies the client daily if any is found.

Turck mmcache and Zend Optimizer Installation - dramatically decreases page loading times by caching php scripts.

SSH Server Hardening - locks down and hardens the SSH server.

Nessus Security Scan - We perform a security scan on our servers and patch any vulnerabilities found.

Security Updates Install updates released by control panel and OS venders

Secure Datacenter - Our servers are co-located at Savvis, a state-of-the-art data center. This offers clients' complete redundancy in power, HVAC, fire suppression, network connectivity, and security. Our servers are extremely secure at these locations.