SingleHop Adds DDoS, Other Security Tools to Cloud Hosting

Managed cloud hosting provider SingleHop hopes to stand out from the pack with new security tools that outsource data protection and DDoS-attack mitigation to the cloud. Its solution, Shield Plus Advanced Security, debuted this week.

According to SingleHop, the new security offering is designed to secure all layers of the cloud: physical, network, server, application and account security. In addition, the security tools are “always-on” and run automatically, eliminating the need for extra configuration on the part of cloud users.

Mitigation of distributed denial of service (DDos) attacks—the incidence of which has nearly doubled in the last year—heads the feature set in the Shield Plus platform. The tools also provide protection through firewalls, antivirus software, access to an unlimited number of SSL certificates and the hardening of host operating system security.

“We protect all of our customers from day one with Shield Core Security—every server, every device,” Jordan Jacobs, SingleHop’s VP of products, said. “And with the addition of Shield Plus Advanced Security, we have made mitigation services for more sophisticated security threats, like DDoS attacks, easily accessible and on-demand for greater customer peace of mind and protection.”

The new Shield Plus security features are an added, optional service that extends the Shield Core security tools available as part of all of SingleHop’s cloud hosting plans.