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Secure Web Hosting UK

Hosting with built-in security - DDoS protection, malware scanning, and UK data residency as standard

Secure Web Hosting UK

About This Feature

Secure Web Hosting UK

Secure Web Hosting UK from Glitch Servers provides hosting infrastructure where security controls are built into every plan rather than sold as optional add-ons. UK businesses face increasing cyber threats - DDoS attacks, malware injection, brute force attacks, and data breaches - and the hosting environment is a critical line of defence. Every Glitch hosting plan includes: always-on DDoS protection through Corero Smartwall inline scrubbing at the network level; encrypted data transmission using TLS 1.2/1.3; UK data residency through AS212868 routing with all data stored on UK infrastructure; network-level firewalling; and 24/7 monitoring by our UK-based team. Web hosting plans additionally include Imunify360 malware scanning and web application firewall protection, CloudLinux resource isolation, and LiteSpeed Web Server security hardening. VPS and dedicated server plans provide full root access for your own security configuration - iptables/nftables firewalls, fail2ban, SSH key authentication, and any additional security tooling your application requires. UK data residency keeps your data subject to UK GDPR protections and eliminates cross-border data transfer complexity.

External resources: LINX (London Internet Exchange) and RIPE NCC (European IP registry).

Key Benefits

What You Get with Cloud VPS

Every plan includes these capabilities as standard - no tier-gating, no hidden extras.

DDoS Protection

Always-on DDoS protection through Corero Smartwall - scrubs volumetric attacks at the network level

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Malware Scanning

Imunify360 malware scanning and WAF on web hosting plans - detects and quarantines malicious files

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Encrypted Transit

TLS 1.2/1.3 encrypted transit as standard - protects data between users and your hosted application

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UK Data Residency

UK data residency - data stored in the UK, subject to UK data protection law

Technical Specifications

Infrastructure That Backs This Up

Real specs on real hardware - not marketing numbers.

Hardware

Corero Smartwall inline DDoS scrubbing - always on, no manual intervention required

Network

Imunify360 on web hosting plans - real-time malware scanning and web application firewall

Protection

UK-hosted infrastructure via AS212868 - no international data transit

Secure Web Hosting UK infrastructure

Use Cases

Who This Is For

This feature is particularly well suited to these workloads and teams.

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Businesses handling customer data

E-commerce sites, membership platforms, and any site with a login form carry personal data that needs encrypted transit, malware scanning, and isolation from other tenants as standard.

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Sites that have been compromised before

After a hack, the priority is a clean environment with malware scanning, tighter access controls, and daily backups you can actually restore - plus UK support that picks up when something looks wrong.

3

Agencies responsible for client security

When you host many client sites, one weak account can't be allowed to threaten the rest. Per-account isolation and always-on DDoS protection contain the blast radius.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

All Glitch hosting plans include always-on DDoS protection through Corero Smartwall inline scrubbing integrated into our AS212868 network. This provides volumetric attack mitigation (UDP floods, ICMP floods, SYN floods), connection-layer protection, and application-layer filtering without requiring manual intervention or traffic diversion. Protection activates automatically - there is no threshold or delay before mitigation begins.
Web hosting plans include Imunify360, which provides a WAF blocking common web application attacks - SQL injection, XSS, file inclusion, and OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities. For VPS and dedicated servers, web application firewall is not included in the base plan but can be implemented using ModSecurity, NAXSI, or commercial WAF solutions that you install and configure.
Yes. Our infrastructure supports the five Cyber Essentials technical controls: boundary firewalls (network-level DDoS and firewall), secure configuration (hardened server defaults), access controls (SSH key auth, account management), malware protection (Imunify360 on web hosting), and patch management (managed plans include OS patching; unmanaged plans give you full control). We can provide documentation to support your Cyber Essentials submission.

Get secure UK hosting from £4.99/mo

DDoS protection included. Malware scanning. UK data residency. No contracts.

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