How to update automatic security updates by using Update Preferences?

Siliconhouse linux dedicated servers comes with full root access where the users can create unlimited WHM accounts and unlimited cPanel accounts and make reselling in an easiest way.

It is very much important to keep the server in a secured manner, We have to make sure that every security updates are running properly in the server to protect the server from vulnerabilities.

Update Preferences allows you to define how your server handles updates and upgrades. You can specify your preferences for cPanel & WHM, your operating system’s RPMs, and Apache SpamAssassin rules.

You can also able to view that cPanel/WHM version and availability.

The below parameters should be choosen for automatic security update,

1.Daily Updates

2.Operating System Package Updates

3.Apache SpamAssassin™ Rules Updates

Security steps

The following are the steps which can be used to keep your system in a secured manner,

1. Keep your local system free from virus and malware
2. Always use genuine OS in your system
3. Use anti-virus,firewall and anti-malware tools to protect your system
4. Always use tough passwords like 3r48d*#R#T&3023r
5. Keep Changing the passwors for mail, ftp, whm, cpanel etc regularly
6. In your website if you are using open source cms like word press, joomla, drupal etc. make sure that they are upto date
7. Never use 777 permissions for files or folders
8. Make sure that your admin module of your website too has tough passwords
9. If you upload images, files to a folder, better protect those folders with proper permission and also URL protect them so that no one can access them from outside
10.Make sure that your coding is well optimised and is not vulnerable.