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|Scenario Task Format=Solution
 
|Scenario Task Format=Solution
 
|Scenario Task Parent=My Website
 
|Scenario Task Parent=My Website
|Scenario Task Type=Hacking, Unauthorised Access, Surveillance
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|Scenario Task Type=Unauthorised Access, Surveillance, Censorship
|Scenario Task Description=Setting up an online hosting infrastructure is a complicated business. Staying competitive in the market is even more so. When you are researching options for hosting your website, consider the following points:
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* Larger companies will be more reliant on existing control panels and automated processes to solve your problems and less willing to go out of their way specifically for you. On the other hand their infrastructure could be better suited to mitigate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack an attack]
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|Scenario Task Description=If you are setting up your own website for the first time, or want to find a more secure solution for the website you already have, you will have to look into the complicated market of hosting providers, where making the right choice can be hard. To understand what you need to look for, consider the following points:
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* Larger companies will be more reliant on existing control panels and automated processes to solve your problems and less willing to go out of their way specifically for you. On the other hand, their infrastructure could be better suited to mitigate [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack an attack]
 
* Research company reviews from past customers
 
* Research company reviews from past customers
 
* Read the terms of service, in particular their mitigation options during an attack
 
* Read the terms of service, in particular their mitigation options during an attack
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'''Commercial Hosting'''
 
'''Commercial Hosting'''
* [https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/ Amazon EC2] - huge amount of features and resources, a bit overwhelming for non-technically apt users
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* [https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/ Amazon EC2] - huge amount of features and resources, a bit overwhelming for non-technical users at first
 
* [https://www.dreamhost.com/ Dreamhost] - Many hosting options with a control panel, DNS registration included
 
* [https://www.dreamhost.com/ Dreamhost] - Many hosting options with a control panel, DNS registration included
 
* [http://wpengine.com/ WpEngine] - popular option for Wordpress site hosting
 
* [http://wpengine.com/ WpEngine] - popular option for Wordpress site hosting
  
 
'''Non-commercial Hosting'''
 
'''Non-commercial Hosting'''
* [http://www.autistici.org/ Autistici] - free hosting on servers run by people who care about client privacy and security
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* [http://www.autistici.org/ Autistici/Inventati, or A/I] - free hosting for activists on servers run by people who care about users' privacy and security
 
* [https://help.riseup.net/ca/security/resources/radical-servers A list of non-profit] hosting and Internet service providers, catering to activist causes
 
* [https://help.riseup.net/ca/security/resources/radical-servers A list of non-profit] hosting and Internet service providers, catering to activist causes
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