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Just as we have been forced to face terrifying new terrorist
attacks in the offline world that threatens our very way of
life, online and less publicized dangers are an increasing and
terrifying threat.
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Few people realize that your choice of
web host has a lot to do with just how secure your web
site is going to be against attack. Even a simple assault
from a lone hacker will tend to be easier with an unprepared
web host with less resources and experience.
But the real terror emerges from Ddos attacks or Distributed
Denial-of-service attacks. Deliberately designed to
elude detection by today's most popular tools, these
attacks tend to be swift and come without any warning,
leaving behind huge losses that can never be recouped.
Microsoft lost an estimated $500 million in just a few
days from a Ddos attack on the site in January 2001.
Of course the costs go way beyond simple monetary terms.
Because site performance is compromised, the business
ends up with frustrated customers.
The network infrastructure of the host you choose is
very important if a web master is to ensure that their
site is protected. And yet most of this protection does
not come cheap. For example the most recent Cisco Ddos
protection appliance costs about $200,000. Without this
protection the host and his entire network are "sitting
ducks" as any Ddos attack on any single site will
affect the entire network and thus other web sites as
well.
This is one of the reasons why it is becoming increasingly
important for web masters to be aware of a lot of technical
details behind the network structure and capabilities
of the web host they choose to go with. It is just too risky to
leave it all to chance or to base the entire reason
for choice on a few simple factors like price and number
of years in business.
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