DSA Media News and Information
Mod_Security and other security measures
As part of our continuing efforts to maintain the security of our hosting services we have today added both an anti-virus module and the mod_security firewall module which have been configured to work alongside our existing firewall. We’ll be monitoring any changes to the server’s behaviour following these additions, and if they work well they will become a permanent addition. We also aim to install a vulnerability scanner, within the next week or two, which will provide a means to scan uploads for security issues as well as scan files already residing on the server for exploit vulnerabilities. However as this software relies on the presence of the anti-virus and mod_security modules to function we need to wait until we’ve had time to assess those before proceeding.
Whilst we don’t expect there to be any disruption, there may be potential issues for some clients or their visitors as a consequence of the more stringent security measures. In the eventuality that you discover issues with your site during the evaluation period it would be extremely helpful if you could contact us as soon as possible with as much information as possible regarding the issue, what you were doing that led up to the issue manifesting itself, which browser or other software you were using at the time (including version number), and importantly your IP number; please also advise us of any software that you have installed on your hosting account, including any content management systems (such as WordPress, Joomla, etc.).
If you find yourself unable to connect to your web site or hosting control panel, as a result of the security measures put in place, you should use the form on our external status site, at: www.dsamedia-status.co.uk/supportform.php.
