Some additional information regarding dotDefender

[Douglas]

I've had this posted in our News forum, however, I'm always referring people to the thread in there, so I figured that it might be a good thing to separate it out into its own FAQ. 

This post expands on what's already available at http://www.solarvps.com/applicure.php

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dotDefender Application Firewall
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One of our newest offerings (and one of our favorite ones) is the dotDefender Application Firewall from Applicure.  This incredible application virtually renders your VPS unhackable via the most common web based exploits (SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attacks account for nearly 90% of system compromises).

If you've ever had your website defaced by hackers, you know just how much time and effort goes into restoring your files and your system.  In several cases, it takes a complete system reload in order to ensure that the exploit is no longer on your system.

Most causes of these attacks are the result of various scripts not being patched and updated as new exploits are discovered.  Unless you're on top of every application update that you use (forums, eCommerce, anything that uses a form input box, etc), you're at risk.

There is no way to guarantee that your system will never be compromised, however, dotDefender does a pretty impressive job of blocking most of these attacks.  We even use it on all of our operations systems.

dotDefender works on Linux and Windows (Apache and IIS) to prevent these kinds of attacks.  It works so well, that we actually have to turn it off in order to update our forums via the web update utility, since it views that as a hacking attempt.

dotDefender comes with a free 30 day trial on all new plan orders via www.solarvps.com.  We can make it available for those of you that are on our older plan configurations.

The free trial is set up in monitoring mode only, meaning that it will email you a list of hacking attempts on your website.  It doesn't actively block them, just reports to you what people have done to try to gain access to your system.  Please note that we cannot offer a trial version on unmanaged subscriptions, only the managed ones.

The paid version actively blocks these attacks as well as reports them.

While the $20.00/month price tag may seem a little expensive, it's a very small price to pay knowing that your system is being protected and secured in real time against hacking attempts.  How much is your time worth, if you have to spend it to restore your system after a compromise?

If you've ever been the victim of these attacks, it may be time for you to consider adding dotDefender to your system, so that you can breathe a little easier at night.

Contact our sales team via sales@solarvps.com to get a free trial, or to get the full blown version ordered.  We're here to help you make your hosting experience with us easier!