ModSecurity is a plugin for Apache web servers which acts as a web application layer firewall. It is used to prevent attacks towards script-driven Internet sites by employing security rules that contain certain expressions. In this way, the firewall can stop hacking and spamming attempts and shield even sites which are not updated regularly. For example, numerous unsuccessful login attempts to a script administrator area or attempts to execute a particular file with the purpose to get access to the script shall trigger specific rules, so ModSecurity shall stop these activities the moment it detects them. The firewall is very efficient because it tracks the entire HTTP traffic to an Internet site in real time without slowing it down, so it can easily prevent an attack before any harm is done. It also keeps a very thorough log of all attack attempts that contains more info than traditional Apache logs, so you can later analyze the data and take further measures to boost the security of your sites if necessary.

ModSecurity in Shared Website Hosting

ModSecurity comes standard with all shared website hosting plans which we provide and it'll be switched on automatically for any domain or subdomain that you add/create within your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. The firewall has three different modes, so you can switch on and disable it with simply a click or set it to detection mode, so it'll keep a log of all attacks, but it will not do anything to stop them. The log for any of your sites shall include in-depth info such as the nature of the attack, where it came from, what action was taken by ModSecurity, etc. The firewall rules that we use are regularly updated and consist of both commercial ones that we get from a third-party security firm and custom ones our system admins add in the event that they detect a new sort of attacks. That way, the Internet sites which you host here shall be much more protected with no action needed on your end.

ModSecurity in Semi-dedicated Servers

ModSecurity is a part of our semi-dedicated server solutions and if you decide to host your Internet sites with our company, there will not be anything special you'll need to do as the firewall is activated by default for all domains and subdomains that you include through your hosting CP. If necessary, you can disable ModSecurity for a particular Internet site or activate the so-called detection mode in which case the firewall will still work and record data, but won't do anything to prevent possible attacks against your websites. Thorough logs will be readily available within your Control Panel and you will be able to see what type of attacks took place, what security rules were triggered and how the firewall dealt with the threats, what IP addresses the attacks came from, and so on. We use 2 kinds of rules on our servers - commercial ones from a business which operates in the field of web security, and customized ones that our administrators sometimes include to respond to newly identified risks in a timely manner.

ModSecurity in VPS Servers

ModSecurity comes with all Hepsia-based VPS servers that we offer and it shall be activated automatically for any new domain or subdomain which you include on the machine. In this way, any web application you install will be protected from the very beginning without doing anything personally on your end. The firewall can be managed via the section of the Control Panel which bears the same name. This is the area in whichyou'll be able to switch off ModSecurity or enable its passive mode, so it shall not take any action towards threats, but shall still maintain a comprehensive log. The recorded information is available in the same area as well and you shall be able to see what IPs any attacks came from to enable you to stop them, what the nature of the attempted attacks was and based on what security rules ModSecurity responded. The rules we employ on our servers are a mix between commercial ones we get from a security company and custom ones that are added by our admins to maximize the security of any web applications hosted on our end.