I did some reading up about the advantages of cloud hosting (The article I read can be found here and what I learnt was that either of the two can be more secure but it depends on your setup. In most cases cloud hosting is said to be more secure.
I don't know much about the two but I am pretty sure this is true.
The cloud can be secure if you know what to use to secure it:
- Private or dedicated firewalls
- Intrusion Detection Devices (IDS)
- Intrusion Protection System (IPS)
- Data encryption
- A private cloud/dedicated hardware so you know where your applications and data are, and you know you're the only tenant using the cloud's resources (as opposed to multi-tenant, shared/public clouds).
I personally prefer cloud hosting. I believe it may cost a little more, but it is really worth it in the long run. As far as security, I don't really know which is better, but I feel pretty safe in "The Cloud".
I'm a fan of cloud hosting. Just being on a dedicated server won't promise you more protection. Cloud tends to veer towards more protection, which is why I prefer them much more. They do cost a pretty penny though.
cloud hosting or dedeicated server hosting is more secure?
Hello,
I personally think that dedicated servers is more secure. Why? Because you know where are you server and data, you can every-time check or arrive to take it.