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Personal dislike of control panels is all the extra shit they require to be installed on the one server.
I have to say though, my experience has shown me that the reason for 99% of hacks is due to webmasters not updating their scripts! If you install phpbb, keep it updated. If you install formmail, keep it updated! Seriously. I've seen everything from content management scripts to trading scripts get hacked alll because of laziness.
Why else would someone upload and install a script and never update it? It's gotta be laziness.
As a webmaster, your job is to keep your site and software up to date. Your hosting company should keep your server secure. At least, if you are with a decent host, they will.
Oh, and ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS back up your shit. CD burners are nearly free now... dvd burners are hella cheap. Buy one, use it. Daily if you are profitable and update your site often, weekly if you arent or your sites are fairly static. Seriously, the number of webmaster who DO NOT KEEP BACKUPS scare me.
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