{"id":5963,"date":"2015-10-27T11:48:58","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T10:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/?p=5963"},"modified":"2019-10-24T15:52:31","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T13:52:31","slug":"a-decent-hosting-provider-does-more-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/a-decent-hosting-provider-does-more-than-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"A decent hosting provider does more than you think"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Providing hosting services requires expertise that goes far beyond just webspace and bandwidth. These are the three pillars you may not have thought of yet that form the foundation of a decent hosting provider.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. Keep the bugs away!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5964 size-full\" title=\"Hosting provider protects against hackers, malware and DDoS attacks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/files\/2015\/10\/Hosting-provider-protects-against-hackers-malware-and-DDoS-attacks.jpg\" alt=\"Hosting provider protects against hackers, malware and DDoS attacks\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/files\/2015\/10\/Hosting-provider-protects-against-hackers-malware-and-DDoS-attacks.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/files\/2015\/10\/Hosting-provider-protects-against-hackers-malware-and-DDoS-attacks-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/files\/2015\/10\/Hosting-provider-protects-against-hackers-malware-and-DDoS-attacks-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Hackers and other malicious persons<\/strong> are constantly attacking websites. So, a decent hosting provider will protect your website using, among other tools, a web filter that checks every incoming request to your website. Malicious codes or infections are automatically blocked. Your website is protected against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/sql-injections-how-to-prevent\/\">SQL injections<\/a>, rootkits and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/brute-force-attacks-how-to-protect-yourself\/\">brute force attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Files stored on the servers are also<strong> constantly scanned for malware<\/strong>, so that infected or hazardous files can be deleted from the servers. Logs are scanned too, and if necessary, IP addresses can be blocked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DDoS attacks<\/strong> are a problem for bank apps, but also for SaaS applications. Websites are flooded with thousands or even millions of false requests, making them unavailable to legitimate visitors. A decent hosting provider will protect you against DDoS attacks, often using physical firewalls. This way, your website remains available, even when it gets 175,000 requests (or more) per second!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2. Patches and updates: faster than the speed of light<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>By correctly<strong> isolating the environment (jailing)<\/strong>, you hosting provider will eliminate every (or almost every) security risk. Systems and applications, including your CMS (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal) are automatically <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/combells-automatic-patching-protects-your-website-at-all-times\/\">patched<\/a> and updated<\/strong> in the background. A decent hosting provider proactively takes care of critical updates and makes use of a dynamic control process.<\/p>\n<h2><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">3. A problem at 3 A.M.?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Customers want to be able to shop whenever they like, even at 3 A.M. So, what if a problem occurs in the middle of the night? A decent hosting provider\u2019s <strong>helpdesk<\/strong> is available to assist at that time too. Being assisted in your own language, via e-mail or telephone, is definitely helpful at such a stressful moment!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"cta_button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/hosting\/combell-shield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discover how Combell takes care of these three pillars<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Providing hosting services requires expertise that goes far beyond just webspace and bandwidth. 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