Need advice on getting a dedicated box...

[codemonkey]

Yep even with cpanel there is still a fairly complex process involved to secure the box, you've got a firewall to install, brute force detection, intrusion detection. That's just to set the box up then you have to consider the time and effort involved in checking log files, making sure you are uptodate with the latest security fixes etc, which should be done on a daily basis. So it's a lot harder than simply getting a box and setting up the accounts