Additional Security Defenses
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 1:13PM EDT
We’ve added Rootkit Hunter and Osiris host integrity monitoring to our long list of security defenses. All managed virtual servers, dedicated managed servers, shared hosting, and reseller servers automatically have been upgraded. This update makes our service fully PCI DSS compliant. We are constantly monitoring for any rootkits or unauthorized changes to the operating system. Not only important for E-commerce based site, but for any site.
On a related note, while we do alert customers being hacked, ultimately the customer is responsible for keeping their applications updated and secure. We offer Installatron as a means to keep the many open source scripts updated. Application security audits is an available option by Empowering Media.
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