===Criteria===
*Price - relative services offered
*Reputation - are they well known, have they had security breaches or reports of poor support, do they adhere to certain principles inline with that of your organisation - such as data privacy or protection of human rights defenders.
*Specialisation - do they work in the field of human rights, software applications or general hosting
*Is mail provided
*Provides the most recent stable versions of all server software.
*Provides reliable methods for backup and recovery.
*Provides encryption options for hosting of sites or mail
==Secure hosting setups==