One command. A safer server.
Server Shield is a small program you install on any Linux or Windows server. It closes common weak spots, blocks password guessing and watches the machine from the inside, day and night.
Bots start knocking on a new server within minutes.
Automated scanners sweep the internet around the clock, looking for fresh servers with open ports and default settings. Most servers are set up in a hurry and never locked down afterwards. Server Shield does that work for you.
Install it in one line.
Copy one command into your server. It connects to your BurstLayer account and starts checking the machine straight away.
$ curl -fsSL https://get.burstlayer.com | sudo sh✓ Server Shield installed✓ connected to your workspace✓ 4 quick fixes found, see your dashboard
> iwr https://get.burstlayer.com/win -useb | iex✓ Server Shield service started✓ connected to your workspace✓ remote desktop protection on
Hardened from the inside.
The agent fixes the settings attackers count on, then keeps watching.
Installs in a minute
One command on Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, Rocky, Alma and Windows Server.
Closes common weak spots
Turns off password logins, closes ports nobody uses and switches on automatic security updates, after asking you first.
Stops password guessing
Addresses that keep failing to log in are blocked on all your servers at once.
Spots changed files
Important system files are watched. If one changes unexpectedly, you'll know which file, when, and what changed.
Catches hidden programs
Unknown programs that suddenly use lots of power, like hidden crypto miners, are flagged and can be stopped.
Light on resources
It uses very little memory and processing power, so your server keeps its strength for your apps.
The health of every server, at a glance.
Each server gets a clear score and a short list of what to fix next, most important first. Most fixes can be applied from the dashboard with one click.
Good, two quick wins left
Fix both and this server is as locked down as it can be without changing your apps.
- Password logins over SSHOff
- FirewallOn
- Automatic security updatesOn
- Port 5432 open to the internetClose
- Admin login as rootTurn off
Blocked on one server, blocked on all of them.
When an address attacks one of your servers, Server Shield tells every other server you own, and Network Overwatch too. The attacker gets one try, not one per machine.
- Shared block list across all your servers
- Remote desktop and SSH protection
- Your own office addresses always allowed
2,604
mostly password guessing
203.0.113.42 blocked on all servers
From install to protected.
- 01
Install the agent
Copy one command into your server. It connects to your account and starts checking the machine.
- 02
Review the quick fixes
Within a minute you get a short list of improvements, each explained in one sentence. Apply the ones you want.
- 03
Stay protected
From then on the agent blocks attacks, watches for changes and keeps the server up to date with Auto-Patching.
What it guards against.
Remote login guessing
Bots trying thousands of passwords on SSH or Windows remote desktop.
Ransomware
Programs that lock your files and demand payment. We watch for the sudden mass changes they cause.
Hidden crypto miners
Someone using your server's power to mine cryptocurrency for themselves.
Backdoors
Hidden accounts or programs left behind so an attacker can come back later.
Open ports
Services left reachable from the internet that never needed to be.
Outdated software
Packages with known weaknesses that attackers can look up in public lists.
Every server you run, guarded from the inside.
Server Shield works the same on one small VPS as on a whole rack of machines.
Questions, answered.
What people usually ask before they turn on Server Shield.
Which operating systems are supported?+
Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, Amazon Linux and Windows Server 2016 or newer.
Does it need root or administrator access?+
Yes, so it can apply fixes and read system logs. Every change it makes is listed in your dashboard, and nothing changes without your rules allowing it.
Could it lock me out of my own server?+
No. Before turning off password logins, Server Shield checks that you have another way in, such as an SSH key, and keeps an emergency way back in through your hosting provider's console.
Do I need to open any ports?+
No. The agent only makes outgoing connections to BurstLayer.
How do I remove it?+
Uninstall it with one command or from the dashboard. Your server keeps the settings you approved.
Works well with
Each product is useful on its own. Together they cover the whole path an attacker would take.
Lock down your first server in a minute.
Free for your first server. One command, and you get a list of what to fix.