As the Internet is becoming a preferred means of learning, searching, and conducting business, it is full of risks. Internet is an accessible platform to everyone, including criminals. For example, they may use high technologies to get other people’s information from the Internet, and then use it to cheat money or get other things they want. Besides, there are plenty of transactions on the Internet, thus, consumers always pay much attention to web hosting security and regard it as an essential element when choosing a web host.

There are two types of people who are likely to do harm to your site. One is the most common and most threatening: the identity theft. They look for every opportunity to steal your personal information, including name, email address and credit card information from your online accounts. The other type is hacker, who tries to break into computer system and cause some disruption. Hacker can cripple your site and bring you prolonged downtime and a loss of revenues. To prevent identity theft and hacker from disrupting the website, you need to choose a secure web host 

When choosing a web hosting service, you need to consider whether the web host provides you a secure hosting  environment. Besides, there are several security issues you should take into consideration when choosing a web host or evaluating the security of your web host.

SFTP, short for SSH File Transfer Protocol, is a computing network protocol for accessing and managing files on remote file systems and it is the same with FTP. Although FTP is secure, files can sometimes be intercepted and modified with little or even no indication, while SFTP has no such vulnerability. You need to make sure your web host offers this option to you

SSL refers to Secure Sockets Layer, which provides an encrypted path between the browser and web server. A SSL certificate is necessary if you want to run an E-commerce site, because it can help prevent customer information from being stolen and also keep the security of credit card or banking numbers, name, address, phone numbers and other personal information.

Backup is used to copy files and databases so that they can be preserved in case of equipment failure. Now most web hosts provide a tool in the control panel to help customers back up their website regularly and they can simply retrieve the files which has been backed up. In fact, if a web host has comprehensive back up procedures, it can win a great popularity. When choosing a web host, you need to note how often the web hosts back up the servers, what method they use and where backups are stored.

To maximally reduce the risks of being attacked, the web host should check the server regularly and make sure the server is adequately maintained. If there is any issue on the server, the web host can solve it promptly.