Guidance detail
Hosting Security Review
Focused guidance on server panels, shared hosting settings, backups, and access hygiene for teams running sites on common South African hosts.
Who it is for
Site owners who manage cPanel, Plesk, or VPS hosts and want practical hardening steps.
Result
A hosting checklist marked against your live environment, with backup and access recommendations.
Format
Guided remote session plus written notes
Provider
Content Sprucefield advisor
Preparation
Hosting login credentials shared securely; list of who currently has access.
Constraints
We do not retain panel passwords after the engagement.
Included
- Panel and SSH access review (read-focused)
- Backup schedule and restore-path verification
- Firewall and fail2ban / equivalent guidance where available
- Written hosting hardening notes
Outside this engagement
- Full infrastructure redesign
- Cloud cost optimisation programmes
Process
- Intake questionnaire
- Live review session
- Notes and follow-up questions