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</html><description>In a follow up to last week&#x2019;s blog post where we talked about how experts expect an increase in DDoS attacks this year, it makes sense for us to this week provide some tips on the best way to secure a server. Here at 4GoodHosting, in addition to being a good Canadian web hosting provider we also try to take an interest in the well being of clients of ours who are in business online. Obviously, the premise of any external threat taking them offline for an extended period of time will endanger the livelihood of their business, and as such we hope these discussions will prove valuable. Every day we&#x2019;re presented with new reports of hacks and data breaches causing very unwelcome disruptions for businesses and users alike. Web servers tend to be vulnerable to security threats and need to be protected from intrusions, hacking attempts, viruses and other malicious attacks, but there&#x2019;s no replacing a secure server with its role for a business that operates online and engages in network transactions. They tend to be the target because they are many times all too penetrable for hackers, and add to that the fact they&#x2019;re known to contain valuable [&hellip;]</description><thumbnail_url>https://4goodhosting.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/AdobeStock_136283864.jpeg</thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width>4256</thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height>2832</thumbnail_height></oembed>
