{"id":65244,"date":"2021-03-10T12:16:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T17:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/?page_id=65244"},"modified":"2025-05-21T14:57:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T18:57:05","slug":"secure-your-linux-vps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/ebooks\/secure-your-linux-vps\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Steps to Secure Your Linux VPS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SM-private-cloud-hero.jpg\" alt=\"Critical Steps to Secure Your Linux VPS\" class=\"wp-image-65256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SM-private-cloud-hero.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SM-private-cloud-hero-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SM-private-cloud-hero-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/embed\/v2.js\"><\/script>\n<script>\n  hbspt.forms.create({\n    region: \"na1\",\n    portalId: \"5297785\",\n    formId: \"78b164bb-c467-4555-879d-5a7b3f082cd0\"\n  });\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Tools You Need to Ensure Optimal VPS Security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:1.2em; line-height:170%;\">Learn more about how to protect your intellectual property against theft with this detailed overview of VPS Security. Download now to see if your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/vps-hosting\/linux-vps\">Linux VPS<\/a> website is at risk. The more time you spend with this book, the more comfortable you\u2019ll be knowing your data is safe and protected.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:1.2em; line-height:170%;\">If you or your client had a catastrophic server failure, would the data be safe? Could you restore files in accordance with your recovery time objective and other aspects of your business continuity plan? What are the costs of all your clients\u2019 data if all that information was gone tomorrow? Your investment in building, promoting, and collecting valuable data for your business or your clients are likely extremely significant.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size:1.2em; line-height:170%;\">By the end of this book, you will be able to do the following:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Security Basics:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Backups &amp; Updates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Snapshots &amp; Firewalls<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SSH Keys<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tools to Secure Your Linux VPS:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fail2Ban<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antivirus Scanners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>HTTP Security:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Email Security<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Browser Extensions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>X-Frame-Options<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Web Analytics &amp; PHP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2026 and so much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Steps-to-Secure-Your-VPS-eBook-Mockup-1.png\" alt=\"Critical Steps to Secure Your Linux VPS eBook Mockup 1\" class=\"wp-image-76937\" style=\"width:305px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Steps-to-Secure-Your-VPS-eBook-Mockup-1.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Steps-to-Secure-Your-VPS-eBook-Mockup-1-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Steps-to-Secure-Your-VPS-eBook-Mockup-1-866x1024.png 866w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Steps-to-Secure-Your-VPS-eBook-Mockup-1-768x908.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Steps-to-Secure-Your-VPS-eBook-Mockup-1-1299x1536.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tools You Need to Ensure Optimal VPS Security Learn more about how to protect your intellectual property against theft with this detailed overview of VPS Security. 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