When businesses buy domains and hosting services, their basic requirement is reliability. That includes an active website that supports traffic volume while ensuring security.

Web server security is a comprehensive approach that requires multi-layer defence from both ends to mitigate potential risks and vulnerabilities effectively. In this article, let’s discuss some of the best security tips to adopt with the support of an Australian web host to ensure absolute website security.

Tips to Ensure Web Hosting Security

1.      Usage of SFTP Over FTP

A secure transfer protocol (SFTP) is like an upgraded version of FTP, which offers data encryption when a website file is transferred over the network. Encryption ensures the protection of data against prying eyes.

All the data, whether login credentials or files, stays safe. Furthermore, SFTP has a different port than FTP, which makes it safer and harder for hackers to hack into an SFTP connection.

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