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Are the website and email for your organization being hosted on the same server? This is the typical scenario of many hosting systems. However, it is a problematic setup with risks such as:
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- Minimal or no firewall protection - Firewall functions are often managed by a server-side application rather than a separate appliance.
- Basic or no spam filtering - If used, spam filtering is often done by the same server. In this case, an email attack could bring the whole server down.
- Control panel vulnerabilities - Once breached, a management console, like cPanel or Plesk, gives the hacker control over every aspect of your website and email.
- More open ports - More functions = More open ports = Higher server vulnerability
- DNS management - Control panels may allow management of DNS entries. This means anyone with access can reroute your web domain or email to a totally different site/server.
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Hosting Security Series
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This email is part of a series on hosting security. Previous topics are viewable in the archive:
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