{"id":1544,"date":"2019-02-08T10:35:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T10:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2019\/02\/08\/1583287-what-security-measures-does-hostinger-use\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:17","slug":"1583287-what-security-measures-does-hostinger-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583287-what-security-measures-does-hostinger-use\/","title":{"rendered":"What Security Measures Does Hostinger Use?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">At Hostinger, we follow the latest <b>security industry standards and best security practices<\/b> to protect our servers, ensure information security and comply with all applicable laws and regulations, such as <b>GDPR<\/b>. You can view all security related information in our <a href=\"https:\/\/trust.hostinger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trust Center<\/a>.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_681a34b254\">General security measures<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">While more technical details are reserved for preserving the integrity of the security systems in place, here are some of the most relevant safeguards applied:<\/p><h3 id=\"h_fcb924e3fd\">Server and infrastructure protection<\/h3><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">24\/7 server monitoring.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Server and infrastructure security configuration consistently applied across all servers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Firewall protection.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Advanced security modules that assure the best possible protection, such as mod_security, Suhosin PHP hardening, PHP open_basedir protection, and others.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Anti-malware protection on endpoints and servers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 id=\"h_d81056b05e\">Procedures and practices<\/h3><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">A dedicated internal Security team.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Implemented internal policies and procedures to support information security.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Continuous scan for vulnerabilities and penetration testing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/legal\/responsible-disclosure-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Responsible Disclosure Policy and Bug Reward Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Applied OWASP secure coding practices and other industry standards.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">2FA authentication enabled on all applicable systems.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 id=\"h_75074b44fc\">Data integrity<\/h3><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">All operating systems are kept up to date, including security patches.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Database encryption with secure hashing algorithms.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Regular data backups.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Continuous static code analysis to detect potential code security issues.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 id=\"h_b021bf46be\">Certifications<\/h3><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Hostinger is <b>ISO\/IEC 27001:2022<\/b> certified. You can view the certificate in our <a href=\"https:\/\/trust.hostinger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trust Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">As for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, our hosting services are not intended to provide a HIPAA-compliant environment according to our <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/legal\/hosting-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hosting Agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_2def419c43\">Security recommendations<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">To keep your account and websites fully safe, we also recommend you follow some basic security measures, such as:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Never provide your login and password to anyone<\/b>. To safely provide access to a collaborator, use our <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583777-how-to-use-access-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Access Manager<\/a><\/b> feature.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Scan regularly all your devices with an up-to-date antivirus.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Keep your CMS and application extensions updated to the latest version.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Download extensions\/plugins\/modules\/themes only from trusted sources.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Always use <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583257-how-can-i-change-my-hostinger-account-password#h_81fe2279b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secure and strong passwords<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Enable <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4888385-how-to-link-hostinger-account-to-social-login-google-facebook-github-accounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social login<\/a> and <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4888148-how-can-i-set-up-two-factor-authentication-to-my-hostinger-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two-factor authentication<\/a> for your hosting account, as well as two-step authentication for your CMS admin dashboard.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">To prevent data loss, you can also regularly <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/5981435-how-to-download-backups-at-hostinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download backups<\/a> of your website files and database to your local device, as well as <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/5778153-how-to-export-emails-using-hostinger-webmail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">back up your emails<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Additional resources<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/legal\/dpa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hostinger data processing addendum (DPA)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583390-what-to-do-if-your-account-or-site-has-been-hacked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What to do if your account or site has been hacked?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Server protection and certifications at Hostinger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-website-security"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583287-what-security-measures-does-hostinger-use\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/1583287-que-medidas-de-seguridad-usa-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/1583287-quelles-sont-les-mesures-de-securite-utilisees-par-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/1583287-modul-keamanan-seperti-apa-yang-digunakan-oleh-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"lt-LT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/lt\/support\/1583287-kokios-saugumo-priemones-taikomos-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/1583287-quais-sao-as-medidas-de-seguranca-que-a-hostinger-usa\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/1583287-----hostinger\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1544"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8683,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1544\/revisions\/8683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}