theboyduck - 5:12 pm on Aug 14, 2002 (gmt 0)

Thanks for the replies everybody...but how about costs? More specifically, how much (in the UK) could I expect to pay for a host to manage the security of a dedicated server?

The cost of managed security and more importantly, the hosts doing a good job of managing the security are my two main concerns when deciding whether to go the dedicated server route.

If they do manage the security what will they do anyway? Just download the latest patches and install them for me? - if thats the case then I'm not sure I'd pay extra for that service. Ideally I'd want them to check over my config files and made sure they're weren't any security "faux-pas" in them - would this be a realistic request of a host?