One of the biggest risks for businesses with an ecommerce presence is the risk of a security breach. While there are a lot a high profile types of hacking and security breach stories, the vast majority of security breaches occur because of known vulnerabilities in a system and in simple human error.
While a business can teach employees to spot spoofing, phishing and even spearfishing types of emails and to avoid sending information through unsecured websites, server security is something that is more challenging. By using a dedicated server hosting provider with managed servers, you can greatly reduce your risk of this as well.
Dedicated Means Yours and Only Yours
With dedicated server hosting your business will be the only business using the resources of that server. This is a more costly option because the server is not shared, but it also allows you to avoid possibility sharing a server with a malicious website or perhaps even one or more spammers.
Additionally, with a managed dedicated server hosting program, you will have the benefit of installing your own security software if required. This is not possible with shared servers as you will not have access to the administrative aspects of the server.
Updates and Maintenance
With the managed programs, even though you have administrative control, the hosting company still does all the maintenance. This means they have a security firewall that is maintained along with all updates, patches and fixes for the server.
Quick updates limit any potential risks for known vulnerabilities. This can dramatically reduce the risk of zero-day types of attacks that occur when hackers become aware of specific software vulnerabilities on any server operating platform.
The dedicated server option also helps to improve overall performance since you can regulate the use of resources. This eliminates bottlenecks in processing at peak times, making your entire system run more effectively.