In 2025, cybercriminals are increasingly using automated scanners, botnets, and zero-day vulnerabilities to attack websites. The most vulnerable are those hosted on VPS, as the responsibility for security usually falls entirely on the owner. One of the most effective ways to protect your infrastructure is by deploying a WAF (Web Application Firewall) and IDS (Intrusion Detection System). In this article, we’ll walk you through how to implement these solutions on your virtual server step by step.