One of them should be purchased and installed, and its signature files should be updated. The same goes for protection against intrusions and other attacks. A firewall should be purchased and configured. When combined with the other steps in this plan, firewalls and anti-virus software packages will form the centerpiece of the SOHO security perimeter. However, these steps alone will not protect against all malicious code, intrusions or attacks.
Individual users are the front line of defense against threats to computer security.
This is discussed further below. For most SOHO's, the most economical and secure way of maintaining a website will be to host it at a service provider. For the larger SOHO who maintains a local web server, special precautions should be taken. All unnecessary services should be turned off. The only service required on a web server is http.