HawkHost Security Review 2026 — Protecting Your Website
Review of HawkHost security features for websites
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HawkHost security — overview
HawkHost prioritises hosting security with multiple features including free SSL, Imunify360 malware scanning, spam filtering for email and DDoS protection at the network level.
- Free SSL with Let's Encrypt on all plans
- Imunify360 automatic malware scanning
- SpamAssassin for email spam
SSL certificates at HawkHost
From our hands-on testing — hawkHost supports free Let's Encrypt SSL installable from cPanel with automatic renewal every 90 days. Paid SSL from trusted CAs is also supported for e-commerce sites.
- Free Let's Encrypt, install from cPanel
- Auto-renewal every 90 days
- Paid SSL from trusted CAs for e-commerce
- Wildcard SSL covers all subdomains
HawkHost Imunify360 malware scanning
HawkHost uses Imunify360, a security platform that scans hosting account files for malware and web shells, alerting you when anomalies are detected.
- Imunify360 scans for malware automatically
- Detects web shells planted by hackers
- Alerts when malware or infected files are found
- Cleans or quarantines infected files
- Real-time protection against new threats
HawkHost network-level DDoS protection
HawkHost has network-level DDoS protection to filter malicious traffic before it reaches the server, reducing the impact of DDoS attacks that could take a website offline.
- Filters malicious traffic before reaching the server
- Reduces impact of DDoS attacks
- Network infrastructure handles large-scale attacks
Brute force protection on HawkHost
In practice, hawkHost uses cPHulk Brute Force Protection, which blocks IP addresses making repeated failed login attempts, reducing the risk of brute-force access to hosting accounts and email.
- cPHulk blocks IPs with repeated failed logins
- Protects cPanel from brute-force attacks
- Reduces risk of email account brute-force
- Set threshold for failed login attempts
- Blocked IPs can be unblocked from cPanel
Security backups on HawkHost
Backups are a critical security net. HawkHost includes backup options by plan. Create additional backups yourself to protect against data loss from malware or human error.
- Backups included according to plan
- Create additional manual backups from cPanel
- Always download backups to local storage
Two-factor authentication for HawkHost accounts
One thing that surprised us: hawkHost supports Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for account login, adding an extra security layer to prevent account takeover even if the password is stolen.
- 2FA adds a second security layer after password
- Supports Google Authenticator app
- Prevents account takeover even if password is stolen
- Enforce 2FA for all admin accounts
HawkHost security — final verdict 2026
HawkHost offers comprehensive security: free SSL, Imunify360, cPHulk, DDoS protection and 2FA. Suitable for websites needing international-standard security.
- Free SSL on all plans
- Imunify360 automatic malware scanning
- cPHulk brute force protection