{"id":1464,"date":"2025-07-10T17:43:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2025-07-10T17:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:49:58","slug":"server-security-in-2025-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/server-security-in-2025-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Server Security in 2025 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2367 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Server-security.png\" alt=\"server security\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Server-security.png 560w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Server-security-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Server-security-512x288.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avast.com\/c-b-what-is-server-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Server security<\/a> is of the utmost importance this year as cyber-criminal technologies are becoming increasingly advanced. What I\u2019ve suggested below are simply tip-of-the-iceberg suggestions on how to keep your dedicated server safe in 2025 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>First, does your prospective dedicated service provider perform an extensive security check on the servers that they lease, prior to and during provisioning? Do they publish their security audit procedures?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1467\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1467\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/encrytion-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"encrytion\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/encrytion-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/encrytion-512x362.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/encrytion-211x150.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/encrytion.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Preventing exploits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/server-security-in-2025-and-beyond\/#Some_things_that_you_can_do_on_your_own\" >Some things that you can do on your own<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/server-security-in-2025-and-beyond\/#Important_Queries\" >Important Queries<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/server-security-in-2025-and-beyond\/#Scan_for_known_exploits_and_rootkits\" >Scan for known exploits and rootkits<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/server-security-in-2025-and-beyond\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/server-security-in-2025-and-beyond\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/server-security-in-2025-and-beyond\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/server-security-in-2025-and-beyond\/#ASIA_OPTIMIZED_SERVERS_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\" >ASIA OPTIMIZED SERVERS: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Some_things_that_you_can_do_on_your_own\"><\/span>Some things that you can do on your own<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure that the traffic between your computer and server is encrypted. One way to accomplish this would be to use TLS protected interfaces. This provides a layer of security that makes it more difficult for cybercriminals to steal login info. Stolen logins give them the ability to execute attacks on your server. If you\u2019re using cPanel, services like webmail, SMTP, WHM and IMAP can be provisioned with TLS protection.<\/li>\n<li>When you\u2019re managing your server, ensure that every application you use is free of viruses and malware. In other words, ensure that you\u2019re only utilizing computers and networks that you trust when managing your server.<\/li>\n<li>Keep all active scripts up-to-date by installing and updating patches and other releases as soon as they\u2019re available.<\/li>\n<li>You could assign a different port for SSH, which would prevent <em>automated<\/em> brute force attacks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1468\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1468\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/questions-to-ask-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"questions to ask\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/questions-to-ask-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/questions-to-ask-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/questions-to-ask.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Questions to ask<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Important_Queries\"><\/span>Important Queries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What are your PHP settings?\u00a0<\/strong>There are any number of PHP settings that could be disabled if not absolutely necessary. The end goal here is to prevent arbitrary code execution and SQL injections, as well as any number of PHP based malware.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Are you using Mod Security Rulesets and are they up-to-date?\u00a0<\/strong>Unfortunately, Mod Security rulesets are not something you can set and forget because rulesets are continuously updated.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Are your server\u2019s system binaries up-to-date?\u00a0<\/strong>Again, check the versions of stuff like BIND and Apache for known exploits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unneeded services?\u00a0<\/strong>Just like WordPress, you should disable any services you don\u2019t need \u2013 to lessen the possibility of exploits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do you know what your kernel version is?\u00a0<\/strong>Kernels versions need to be kept up-to-date to prevent any vulnerabilities or exploits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Security check configurations\u00a0<\/strong>When setting up your server, ensure that processes like Exim, cPanel, SSH, FTP, PHP and MySQL are optimized for security.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have you checked and optimized your CSF\/LFD settings?\u00a0<\/strong>The CSF\/LFD firewall features automated processes to detect brute force attacks, SYN flood protections and other processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1470\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1470 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/scan-300x272.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/scan-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/scan-512x464.png 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/scan.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scan for malware<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Scan_for_known_exploits_and_rootkits\"><\/span>Scan for known exploits and rootkits<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Although there are a good number of anti-malware programs, free and paid, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emsisoft.com\/en\/software\/antimalwareforserver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Emsisoft<\/a> is very popular and stable. Their server version is based on Emsisoft Anti-Malware, but optimized for server systems. It includes email notifications on infections, and can used for file servers, mail servers and so on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tecmint.com\/install-rootkit-hunter-scan-for-rootkits-backdoors-in-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rkhunter<\/a> is also recommended. From TECmint\u2019s site, \u201cRkhunter\u00a0(Rootkit Hunter) is an open source Unix\/Linux based scanner tool for Linux systems released under\u00a0GPL\u00a0that scans backdoors, rootkits and local exploits on your systems. It scans hidden files, wrong permissions set on binaries, suspicious strings in kernel etc.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/08\/unnamed-e1408122780935.jpg\" alt=\"ProlimeHost RAID Server Solutions\" width=\"400\" height=\"80\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\"><\/span>BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019ve been in the web hosting industry for over a decade, helping hundreds of clients succeed in what they do best and that\u2019s running their business. We specialize in Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and dedicated servers, with data centers in Los Angeles, Denver &amp; Singapore.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\"><\/span>VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/ssd-vps-server\/\">Virtual Private Servers<\/a>\u00a0all feature high performance Xeon processors and SSD storage in a RAID10 configuration to optimize your server\u2019s performance, which dramatically enhances visitor experiences on your site.<\/p>\n<p>That speed is backed by unparalleled 24\/7 support, featuring both outstanding response AND resolution times to maximize your uptime.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Now is the time to join the ProlimeHost virtual private server revolution.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\"><\/span>DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>We only use enterprise-class hardware in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/los-angeles-dedicated-servers\/\">dedicated servers<\/a>\u00a0and offer a four (4) hour hardware replacement. Throw in IPMI for remote management, support for public and private networks, free operating system (OS) re-installs, and SATA, SAS &amp; SSD (including NVMe) storage. Call 1-877-477-9454 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>. For everything from gaming servers to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/discounted-dedicated-server-deals\/\">cheap dedicated servers<\/a>, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ASIA_OPTIMIZED_SERVERS_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\"><\/span>ASIA OPTIMIZED SERVERS: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Procuring an Asia optimized server improves the connection speed and quality between the server and the users in Asia or China. This can reduce latency, packet loss, jitter, and bandwidth issues that can affect the performance and reliability of the server and the applications hosted on it. For more information, please call 1-877-477-9454 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Server security is of the utmost importance this year as cyber-criminal technologies are becoming increasingly advanced. 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