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Brad Mitchell · 08-24-2006, 07:37 AM

I think a lot of good things have been explained already. I would simply emphasize that anybody who truly depends on their web sites ought to be paying for appropriate backups - whether they are monthly full backups, weekly incrementals or daily backups on databases and configurations. "Hacking" aside, let us not forget that hard drives and even RAID configurations are entirely capable of complete failure and even with active monitoring of hard drive health these things can happen.

By our experience, most exploited servers are a result of a poorly written scripts. Best practices, I think, are to work closely with your managed host - not just to have them install scripts, but to have them help with script selection too.

Cheers,

Brad

08-24-2006, 07:37 AM
Brad Mitchell Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southfield, MI Posts: 9,811	I think a lot of good things have been explained already. I would simply emphasize that anybody who truly depends on their web sites ought to be paying for appropriate backups - whether they are monthly full backups, weekly incrementals or daily backups on databases and configurations. "Hacking" aside, let us not forget that hard drives and even RAID configurations are entirely capable of complete failure and even with active monitoring of hard drive health these things can happen. By our experience, most exploited servers are a result of a poorly written scripts. Best practices, I think, are to work closely with your managed host - not just to have them install scripts, but to have them help with script selection too. Cheers, Brad __________________ President at MojoHost \| brad at mojohost dot com \| Skype MojoHostBrad 71 industry awards for hosting and professional excellence since 1999