I don't necessarily advise against using AWS. I am suggesting to take a really good look at all the costs. For us the costs became a major factor while providing almost no additional benefits.Why sign up for AWS while the only reply you've got was an advice against using AWS?
That depends. Our stuff is hosted externally too. But it's our equipment and our responsibility. The hoster doesn't even have access to our servers.I have got some issues with external hosting services, couple time hacked, putting phishing sites etc...
I have got some issues with external hosting services, couple time hacked, putting phishing sites etc
sockstat -4
or sockstat -6
.Not exactly. With shared (web) hosting it's the provider's responsibility. You have no control over the configuration of the offered services. So if the provider uses some version of PHP that's been EoL for years there's nothing you can do about it. Your own site may be super secure but if the attackers can leverage a bug in PHP you're screwed nonetheless. Or worse, the attackers are able to leverage a bug in another customer's website, and because it's a shared environment your site is screwed too. But, you get what you pay for I guess (shared web hosting is generally the cheapest of the cheapest options).It's likely that this is going to happen regardless of the hosting you choose.
Anything and everything you connect to the internet gets attacked, regardless of how you are connected.The physical infrastructure you use will only provide network/host based protection for their infrastructure. They isolate each server(s) from the rest so a compromise to one wont affect the rest of the fleet. Therefore, the server you're running and the services you expose to the internet will still be open for attack
You don't have to "own" the actual hardware these days. Lots of providers allow you to rent or lease dedicated hardware. A VPS is basically the same as renting or leasing hardware without the actual 'real' hardware.If you opt to use your own hardware, you're also going to want to ensure the box is secure. This means setting up proper firewalls, keeping the OS patched, and disabling services you aren't using.
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