On Mon, 30 Oct 2017 08:18:53 -0400 Don Tai via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
I would also council to separate your domains from your hosting provider. If you have a dispute with your hosting provider you should be able to easily switch hosts. You cannot do this if your domains and hosting are from the same source. It is like separating your email address from your internet provider. Maybe you are lucky and the host provider has farmed this out to a domain names company? Of provided a domain name for free (transfer after one year)?
if you are not a registry or a registrar for your domain yourself, I agree a little bit :) as a some tld registry and as a few tld's registrar myself, personally i would rather trust me :) In the case of general home servers, some TLD's have a central registry, others have multiple registries, there are usually multiple registrars and any salient advice actually depends on what TLD we are talking about :) In the case of .ca for example, some registrars are "shell registrars" and they only operate an EPP system connected to a payment gateway :) 'hosting' is sub contracted even on the back of other registrars (who also offer their own hosting) and even then it could be a re-seller registrar that resells what the registrar already resells from say someone like Tucows... so, basically, ymmv but it all depends how long the piece of string is :)
Bots will try to hack into your web site, and if you have business stuff there that is a bonus for them. A clear separation between the internet and your internal network is always a good idea.
good general advice :) but it is not only bots, it could be some dude or dudess from n korea facing an impossible breach target, or your wife or husband :) and/or any number of other things... the Internetz is a very wild and busy place :) Andre