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Infrastructure Secured with the Plesk 12 Security Core

Plesk12_overview-plesk-graphic-2014-0430Enhanced Security on All Levels.

The new Security Core in Plesk 12 combines ModSecurity and Fail2Ban with Outbound Antispam and ServerShield™ tools allowing you to deliver server-to-site security out of the box.
 

With the Plesk 12 Security Core on your servers you get:

  • Secure servers that protect against persistent attacks targeting known or newly discovered vulnerabilities
  • Increased uptime as malicious attacks against your servers are automatically blocked in real time
  • Cleaner IP addresses with outgoing spam protection preventing your servers from being blacklisted
  • Faster site performance and bandwidth savings with next generation CDN
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All security components work together leading to a more reliable infrastructure.
 
About ServerShield™
Odin partnered with CloudFlare to build ServerShield™, a complete security solution that enables server administrators and websites owners to protect and speed up any website with just a few clicks.

ServerShield helps to block hackers, spammers, botnets, and DDoS attacks. In addition, it offers free and unlimited reputation monitoring by StopTheHacker.

End-customers also get CloudFlare’s next generation CDN, which brings content closer and faster to visitors where on average, a website on CloudFlare loads twice as fast and saves 60% of bandwidth. No configuration or setup is needed.

The WordPress Toolkit in Plesk 12 Makes Life Easier for Web Professionals

The WordPress Toolkit simplifies daily tasks required to manage and secure WordPress sites.

Save time on WordPress site and security management. Spend more time on your core business.

With Plesk 12 and the WordPress Toolkit, you will be able to:

  • Manage multiple WordPress installations, plugins, and themes from a single point of entry
  • Easily install, update, and remove WordPress, plus activate and remove plugins and themes
  • Securely install WordPress and harden any existing WordPress installation by applying the most common recommended security settings with rollback support

The WordPress Toolkit is included in both the Plesk Web Pro and Web Host editions. All Plesk 12 hosting plans include this essential WordPress service at no additional cost.

WordPress Installation Management.
Manage multiple WordPress installations, plugins, themes, updates, and upgrades from a single point of entry.

 

WordPress Security Management.
Scan WordPress installations to identify insecure settings and secure them in one click.

MICROLITE2 Plesk 12 Upgrade

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MICROLITE2.COM – Upgrades

As part of our service to you, we strive to provide you with the very latest services, performance and security for your web sites. Our new upgrade schedule will completely replace your hardware and software to the very best available.

“During the period 20th thru 28th April the server hardware and plesk panel will be completely upgraded.”

HARDWARE: The new hardware will improve the performance and reliability of the server. Response times and security will be greatly increased. The server will also be migrated to our new UK datacenter. The old IP address was 109.203.121.198. The new IP address will be 5.77.60.24.

SOFTWARE: The core OS of the new server will be of the latest stable version. PHP, MySQL  and all other features will be of the latest production versions.

PANEL: The Plesk Panel will be upgrade to Plesk 12, the current latest version of Plesk. This will provide the very latest features, functionality and security for your accounts.

ENHANCED SECURITY: The new Security Core combines ModSecurity, CSF, Malware Detect and Fail2Ban with Outbound Antispam and ServerShield™ tools and many features that protect against malicious attacks and site vulnerabilities.

WEBMAIL: AtMail is now replaced with the awesome RoundCube. Your username is in the format name@yourdomain.co.uk. Your passwords are unchanged. If you do have a problem with your mail password simply change it or request support to change it for you.

COST: These are no-cost upgrades, there will be no additional charges to your account.

DOCUMENTATION: Take a look at our Step-by-step Video Tutorials or review the Official User Guide

Notice: Please refrain from making significant changes to your web site during this period. The migration of the data will take many hours. We request that you put off any changes until the upgrade is complete to avoid an inconsistent transfer of your site data.
 

MICROLITE11 Plesk 12 Upgrade

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MICROLITE11.COM – Upgrades

During the period 12th thru 16th April the server hardware and plesk panel will be completely upgraded.

HARDWARE: The new hardware will improve the performance and reliability of the server. Response times and security will be greatly increased. The server will also be migrated to our new UK datacenter. The old IP address was 184.173.23.58. The new IP address will be 5.77.60.37.

SOFTWARE: The core OS of the new server will be of the latest stable version. PHP, MySQL  and all other features will be of the latest production versions.

PANEL: The Plesk Panel will be upgrade to Plesk 12, the current latest version of Plesk. This will provide the very latest features, functionality and security for your accounts.

WEBMAIL: AtMail is now replaced with the awesome RoundCube. Your username is in the format name@yourdomain.co.uk. Your passwords are unchanged. If you do have a problem with your mail password simply change it or request support to change it for you.

COST: These are no-cost upgrades, there will be no additional charges to your account.

Plesk 12 User Guide: http://download1.parallels.com/Plesk/PP12/12.0/Doc/en-US/online/plesk-customer-guide/

Please refrain from making significant changes to your web site during this period. The migration of the data will take many hours. We request that you put off any changes until Monday to avoid an inconsistent transfer of your site data.

How to: Clear All Firewall Rules

sshAfter (or before) installing CSF, APF or some other IPTABLES based firewall there is often a need to clear all existing rules before starting the firewall otherwise you wun the risk of locking yourself out of the server console.

The following suggestion will clear all IPTABLE firewall rules.

#!/bin/sh
echo "Stopping firewall and allowing everyone..."
iptables -F
iptables -X
iptables -t nat -F
iptables -t nat -X
iptables -t mangle -F
iptables -t mangle -X
iptables -P INPUT ACCEPT
iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT

You may find it helpful to have a script on your server ready to run.