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Linux hardening & IPS for VPS — without the enterprise bill LTH Shield

LTH Cybersecurity provides fast, secure server deployment, hardening and administration. Our team specializes in Linux servers and VPS and are familiar with a wide-range of tech stacks.

LTH Shield is our self-serve control plane: one-command hardening for Linux VPS, alerts in a portal, and Snort AI IPS on Pro and Shield plans — built for small teams who need real protection without enterprise pricing.

Why LTH Shield?

Every day, developers, founders, and small teams deploy Linux VPS instances to host websites, SaaS products, APIs, and AI applications.

The application gets deployed—but the server is often left with little or no security beyond the operating system defaults.

LTH Shield helps bridge that gap by making essential Linux server security simple. Instead of manually configuring multiple tools, you enroll your server with a single command and manage everything from one portal.

With LTH Shield you can:

  • Monitor critical files for unexpected changes with File Integrity Monitoring (FIM).
  • Detect and respond to SSH brute-force activity through Fail2Ban.
  • Manage SSH keys and password authentication.
  • Receive centralized security alerts across your servers.
  • Enable AI-assisted Snort IPS on supported plans.
  • Pause monitoring safely during deployments to reduce false positives.

Whether you're launching your first VPS or managing a handful of production servers, LTH Shield helps you build a stronger security baseline without enterprise complexity.

LTH Shield pricing

Pick a plan, enroll your hosts, and manage hardening and alerts from the portal. Pro and Shield include Snort AI IPS (learning, rules, whitelist, and blocks). Prices in CAD / month. 7-day free trial — choose a plan after you verify your email.

Plan Price Hosts Includes
Solo $4.99 CAD 1 Base hardening & alerts
Plus $11.99 CAD 5 Base hardening & alerts
Pro $24.99 CAD 15 Everything in Plus + Snort AI IPS
Shield $44.99 CAD 40 Everything in Pro + higher host limit
Custom Contact us 41+ Custom host limits & IPS

Need more than 40 hosts or a custom rollout? Email support@lthcybersecurity.com.

OS requirements

The LTH Shield agent installs with a one-line command and currently supports Debian-family Linux only.

  • Supported: Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04 LTS, Debian 11 / 12
  • Required: root (sudo), systemd, outbound HTTPS to the LTH Shield API
  • Uses apt packages: Python 3, fail2ban, UFW; Snort installed when available (Pro / Shield IPS)
  • Not supported yet: RHEL, CentOS, Alma, Rocky, Fedora, Amazon Linux

Need another distro? Email support@lthcybersecurity.com.

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