ModSecurity is a plugin for Apache web servers that acts as a web application layer firewall. It is employed to stop attacks towards script-driven Internet sites through the use of security rules that contain specific expressions. In this way, the firewall can stop hacking and spamming attempts and protect even Internet sites which are not updated regularly. As an example, a number of unsuccessful login attempts to a script administrative area or attempts to execute a specific file with the purpose to get access to the script shall trigger particular rules, so ModSecurity will stop these activities the second it discovers them. The firewall is very efficient because it tracks the entire HTTP traffic to a site in real time without slowing it down, so it will be able to stop an attack before any damage is done. It also keeps an exceptionally detailed log of all attack attempts that features more info than standard Apache logs, so you could later check out the data and take further measures to boost the security of your sites if needed.

ModSecurity in Shared Hosting

ModSecurity comes standard with all shared hosting solutions that we supply and it'll be switched on automatically for any domain or subdomain which you add/create in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. The firewall has three different modes, so you'll be able to activate and deactivate it with simply a click or set it to detection mode, so it shall keep a log of all attacks, but it shall not do anything to stop them. The log for each of your websites shall contain in-depth information which includes the nature of the attack, where it originated from, what action was taken by ModSecurity, etc. The firewall rules which we use are constantly updated and consist of both commercial ones we get from a third-party security business and custom ones which our system administrators add in case that they detect a new type of attacks. That way, the Internet sites you host here shall be a lot more secure without any action expected on your end.

ModSecurity in Semi-dedicated Servers

ModSecurity is part of our semi-dedicated server solutions and if you opt to host your websites with our company, there shall not be anything special you'll have to do as the firewall is switched on by default for all domains and subdomains you add using your hosting CP. If required, you can disable ModSecurity for a given site or activate the so-called detection mode in which case the firewall will still operate and record data, but won't do anything to prevent possible attacks on your websites. Thorough logs shall be available within your Control Panel and you shall be able to see what type of attacks happened, what security rules were triggered and how the firewall addressed the threats, what Internet protocol addresses the attacks came from, etc. We employ two sorts of rules on our servers - commercial ones from an organization which operates in the field of web security, and custom made ones which our administrators occasionally add to respond to newly found risks on time.

ModSecurity in VPS Servers

ModSecurity is included with all Hepsia-based VPS servers we offer and it will be switched on automatically for every new domain or subdomain you add on the hosting server. This way, any web app which you install will be secured from the very beginning without doing anything personally on your end. The firewall can be managed via the section of the CP that bears the same name. This is the place in whichyou'll be able to switch off ModSecurity or enable its passive mode, so it will not take any action towards threats, but shall still maintain a detailed log. The recorded information is available within the same area as well and you shall be able to see what IPs any attacks originated from so that you can block them, what the nature of the attempted attacks was and based upon what security rules ModSecurity responded. The rules we employ on our servers are a combination between commercial ones we obtain from a security organization and custom ones that are added by our staff to optimize the protection of any web applications hosted on our end.

ModSecurity in Dedicated Servers

ModSecurity is provided with all dedicated servers that are set up with our Hepsia CP and you'll not need to do anything specific on your end to use it because it is turned on by default whenever you add a new domain or subdomain on your server. If it disrupts some of your programs, you shall be able to stop it through the respective section of Hepsia, or you could leave it working in passive mode, so it'll detect attacks and will still keep a log for them, but won't stop them. You could examine the logs later to find out what you can do to improve the safety of your Internet sites as you will find info such as where an intrusion attempt originated from, what website was attacked and based on what rule ModSecurity reacted, and so forth. The rules we employ are commercial, therefore they're regularly updated by a security provider, but to be on the safe side, our admins also include custom rules once in a while as to deal with any new threats they have discovered.