Our Server Setup Guarantee

     AcuNett guarantees all Server Setups to be completed within 24 hours, with an average completion time of 12 hours. We guarantee any issues caused by our setups will be fixed free of charge. This includes modifying any security ruleset (ie mod_security) to allow the necessary applications to function. AcuNett promises to always provide caring customer support and to handle all situations as if they existed on our own servers. Lastly, AcuNett promises no client information will be transmitted by our staff outside of our encrypted support areas.

Why choose AcuNett Server Setups?

• Thousands of servers without proper security implementation are hacked daily.
• Essential/Fortified Setups effectively protects the server against attacks.
• Security audit identifies potential weak areas.
• Hardened system helps prevent system compromise.
• Optimized system results in faster operating speeds and lower load averages.
• Optimized software results in faster connections, page loads, and queries.

~Server Setup Packages~

Essential Server Setup - $85 one-time

• Initial Setup - Hostname, Control Panel configuration, Setup DNS, etc.
• SIM - (System Integrity Monitor) - 24x7 Internal Monitoring of services.
• SPRI - (System Priority) - Sets priority to current processes being run on your server, decreasing load 10-25%.
• PRM - (Process Resource Monitor) - Monitors all resources used by all processes and if a process is being flooded or causing high load on the server, it is killed.
• BFD - (Brute Force Detection) - Detects brute force connections and automatically enters the offending IPs into the firewall to be blocked.
• LES - (Linux Environment Security) - Enforces root-only permissions on system binaries as well as other restrictions on system programs.
• /tmp & /var/tmp hardening – We harden /tmp and /var/tmp so no malicious bash scripts can be executed from this commonly used directory.
• /dev/shm & /proc hardening - Another place hackers tend to upload files to is /dev/shm. This directory is hardened as well.
• Optimize FTP Server for faster connections.
• Optimize PHP, MySQL, Apache to reduce load and speed up connections.
• Secure Apache to reduce the amount of information visible about a server's software making it less vulnerable.
• Host.conf Hardening - Prevents IP spoofing and prevents DNS poisoning.
• CHKRootKIt – Simple script that detects software used by hackers. It scans once a day and emails the client if any rootkits are found.
• Firewall Installation - APF (Advanced Policy Firewall) iptables based firewall and anti-dos rulesets.
• TCP/IP Stack Hardening – Prevents DDOS and SYN-Flood attacks.
• Logwatch – Sends a daily report to the client with all activity that has taken place on the server for that day.
• Operating System Optimization – Optimize the OS for faster operation and load reduction.
• Disable Open DNS Recursion - Prevent foreign queries that strain your dns servers and prevent it from being utilized in DNS DDoS attacks.
• Remove unused software – We remove unneeded software to minimize the number of software that could possibly be exploited.
• Remove unused services – Unused services are shutdown and their ports closed.
• Libsafe - Libsafe prevents buffer overflows and scans for exploitable software and notifies the client daily if any is found.
• LCAP - LCAP restricts certain kernel capabilities, improving system security.
• eAccelerator - eAccelerator dramatically decreases page loading times by caching php scripts in a compiled state.
• SSH Server Hardening - locks down and hardens the SSH server, including setting a wheel user.
• Zend Optimizer / Ioncube Installation - Some scripts require Zend or Ioncube in order to function.
• System Update - We bring your operating system packages completely up to date.
• Nessus Security Scan - We perform a full system security scan on your server and patch any vulnerabilities found.
• Minor Adjustments - Finally we make several minor adjustments to the system to improve overall performance, security, and system health.

Fortified Server Setup - $135 one-time

• Everything in the Essential Server Setup Package.
• Mod_Security - Extensive rule-sets add additional layers of security for your web applications.
• Mod_Evasive - Provides evasive action in the case of a DoS attack.
• Smartd - Hard Drive reliability monitor. Provides i/o analysis and failure rates.
• RKHunter - Comprehensive security analysis. Rootkit scan results will be emailed daily.
• Disable php functions - Disables potentially harmful php functions.
• LSM (Linux Socket Monitor) - Identifies rogue services.
• Spam Protection- Enables mail server to use spam blacklists, filtering out 99% of internet spam.
• Spamassasin Rules - Extensive spamassassin rulesets to help combat many common types of spam.
• Dictionary Attack Prevention (Cpanel only) - Detects and blocks incoming dictionary attacks to your email system.
• LFD - (Login Failure Daemon) - A more heavyweight brute-force attack detection/prevention system, running as a daemon instead of via cron.
• CSF - (ConfigServer Firewall) - A more heavyweight firewall than APF, including BOGON packet detection and a built in Intrusion Detection System.
• Apache 2.2 + Suhosin + suPHP (Cpanel & DA only) - Provides extra security enhancements to your web application server.

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