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Web application security solutions

Stop security incidents before they impact your business. Add Cloudflare’s elite web protection to your Nexcess hosting, now available from Liquid Web, for $5/mo.

A web application security solution that does it all

One-click setup

Performance Shield is pre-configured out of the box. No setup or maintenance needed.

Activate in seconds

Enjoy instant DDoS protection, web application firewalls, and threat detection after purchasing.

Enterprise bot mitigation

Advanced digital fingerprinting and machine learning deliver ultimate bot deterrence with minimal latency.

Under Attack Mode

Toggle on Under Attack Mode to enable rigorous security checks and block all suspicious traffic.

Transaction security

Deter credit card skimmers with effortless dependency tracking and code behavior monitoring.

Powered by Cloudflare

Cloudflare’s constantly-updated database of malicious traffic protects you from the latest threats.

Smart routing

Performance Shield can bypass network congestion, giving every user the fastest route to your content

Secure network

Boost performance with extra Edge caching and Brotli compression on an ultra-private network.

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Get Cloudflare security starting at $5

Only $5

Small

$5/mo

Per site

Buy Small

CDN

DDoS protection

Enterprise bot mitigation

Web application firewall

Under Attack Mode

Image optimization

Only $10

Medium

$10/mo

Per site

Buy Medium

CDN

DDoS protection

Enterprise bot mitigation

Web application firewall

Under Attack Mode

Image optimization

Ecommerce protection

Cache reserve

Only $20

Large

$20/mo

Per site

Buy Large

CDN

DDoS protection

Enterprise bot mitigation

Web application firewall

Under Attack Mode

Image optimization

Ecommerce protection

Cache reserve

Argo Smart Routing

HTTP/3 support

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Stop attackers in their tracks

Performance Shield runs 24/7/365, always ready to fight common (and less-common) attacks. Automated features challenge threatening IPs and spam using Project Honeypot’s IP database.

Need a custom setup? Easily adjust your optimizations and security by toggling features on and off in your Nexcess portal.

Activate Performance Shield to get Cloudflare’s enterprise-class protection at a low monthly cost, available to all Nexcess hosting customers.

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Web application security solutions FAQ

Web application security is the continuous implementation of best practices and cybersecurity hardening to protect an application from bad actors. Web application security for a website typically involves secure coding, encryption, WAF, monitoring, updating software, and audits.

Performance Shield is a web application security and performance solution powered by Cloudflare Enterprise. The features available on Cloudflare Enterprise are included in the Performance Shield feature.

Cyber threats are constantly growing and changing in our increasingly digital world. Because web applications are prone to certain vulnerabilities, it is best to implement an added layer of protection as cyber attacks evolve. A web application security service stays ahead of the latest threats for you, so you can worry less about sudden attacks and data breaches.

Website security does more than protect your data from thieves, it protects your site’s performance integrity. Even a small bot attack can significantly slow down your website, costing you traffic, revenue, and customer trust. Website security can prevent performance interruptions and improve the user experience.

Any PHP-based application hosted at Nexcess can add Performance Shield to their managed hosting, including WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento, and cloud plans.

Yes, Performance Shield (powered by Cloudflare Enterprise) is included in all Thrive and Elevate plans as part of our managed application services.

Yes! You can purchase Performance Shield for every site.

Performance Shield takes the Nexcess Edge CDN, now offered by Liquid Web, to the enterprise level. In addition to a robust Edge CDN network, you receive a wide variety of automated security and performance optimizations.