I have an unmanaged CentoOS VPS I want securing before hosting additional sites. You should have an excellent knowledge of web hosting security, Linux and cPanel and be able to secure my server given the root password, IP address etc. You will also need to complete a full report of all the changes you make and why so that all changes are clearly documented. Future work will be available based on results. Looking to pay $20 - $30 for a couple hours work. PM me your prices and recommendations
Hello Sir! I'm a System Administrator and i want to help you to securized your cPanel VPS. I'm able to let you learn and explain all what i do. I can also let you see what i do in live mode by shell. For your budget, my optimize consist in: Internal Securing PHP Optimization for hight load but prevent the overloading the system limiting the max CPU usage of PHP, example for 70%.. PHP execution with a Super User Optimize Load of server with Memory Cache on the Scripts, like memcached or xcache... Auto Kill process that are running more than same seconds Auto Kill process that use more than same RAM Prevent users to read data outside of the own home directory Disable all PHP function non-used and very dungers, so prevent to use phpshell and hacking script tools Optimize MySQL by edit my.cnf more.. External Securing Stop Port-Scan Stop ICMP Attacks Stop DoS Limite a max number of connections for each IP per domain/vhost/directory, this can help to prevent little DDoS Stop SlowLoris attack Limite the Flood SYN connections Block Brute-Force on Logins Replace SSH Port with non-standard port Configure an email report that email you each time your server are blocked a IP, reporting where from and what he doing before bloking Close same ports More.. Let me know if you want more. Can i add much other things onthis lists, but frist you must to understain it and i can help you to do. Bests Regards, RAFFAELE
Is the VPS Xen based or OpenVZ based? You may want to be sure the person working on it know what its based off of first. There is a big difference between these. Also, be careful who you are letting into your server.