Re: Setting up a testing server "in the cloud"

[John Strand <john () blackhillsinfosec com>]

I would also recommend

http://www.dbsintl.com/

They are great.

For example, the IRS called them and said one of my servers was cloning an
IRS website (which it was) and they handled the situation without panic.

They understand what we do and give you full access to your VMS for a great
price.

Also, 0 filtering.

John

On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Josh More <jmore () starmind org> wrote:

> To through my completely-biased two cents in, I'd suggest you chat
> with the folks at http://www.infobunker.com/ .  Yes, they are personal
> friends of mine (though I have no financial interest in their
> company).  They have recently branched out into renting out dedicated
> blades (for those of us who don't need an entire rack of equipment.)
>
> I have had clients in their facility, and they are, frankly speaking,
> phenomenal.  They're provide power, connectivity and physical security
> and are 100% hands off for everything else.  Physical security is top
> notch, and unlike others, don't ask don't tell does NOT apply here.
> Just tell them that you want to rent a blade so you can run security
> assessments and pentests off of it, and it should be fine.
>
> It'll likely be somewhat more expensive than a VPS, but 1) I like
> supporting small businesses that provide good service and 2) without
> the V, VM Escape isn't an issue and shared hardware is much less of an
> issue.
>
> Anyway, they may not exactly what you're looking for, but I think
> they're worth considering in case you're a bit flexible.
>
> -Josh
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 1:37 PM, k41zen Me <k41zen () me com> wrote:
> > Robin,
> >
> > This question has come up many times in another mailing list I'm a
> member of
> > and these three always get recommended for customers like us who run the
> > tools that we do:
> >
> > 1)  http://www.goscomb.net/
> > 2) http://www.linode.com/
> > 3) http://www.memset.com/
> >
> > I've had personal experience with the last one and was open from the
> outset
> > at
> > what I needed them for and what tools I was running on them. Their
> support
> > team were very quick at responding to any queries I had.
> >
> > Hope these help.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > k41zen
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2 Jul 2012, at 10:56, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org> wrote:
> >
> > For when I'm back freelancing I want a server "in the cloud" that I
> > can run my tools from. I was thinking a dedicated server but trying to
> > find a hosting company in the UK who would let me run tools is turning
> > out to be hard.
> >
> > So I was wondering, am I going over board insisting on having a
> > dedicated server or would I get away with a VPS?
> >
> > For my budget a VPS would be better but I don't want to get one then
> > have an incident caused by another user of the box and be found to be
> > negligent.
> >
> > What do other people think?
> >
> > Robin
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