Chapter 9. Serving Up Security
For many of us, the next three chapters are the ones we want to avoid. Server security sounds so stark-staring staid. It is. Especially when you just got hacked.
How much time do you spend securing your PC? I'll bet quite a lot, especially if the OS happens to be Windows. And if it's Linux or a Mac, likely you upgrade your packages, what, twice or thrice a week? Is your server, hosting anything from your creative instinct to an online business, any less important?
What we're going to do is to cover, near as damn it, every server security technique we can. The benefit to you depends on your hosting type but read the lot, regardless. If you're using wordpress.com, then the server security is looked after by Automattic. If you're running on a shared plan, there's quite a lot you can do. When you have root access, as a fully privileged user, you can (and should) implement the more advanced techniques. In any case it's at least a good idea to read Chapters 9 through...
