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Hackers are the contemporary bank robbers, especially if you’re a person who does business online. They come into your space, armed to the teeth with their tactics and internet knowledge, and they make demands and threaten to hurt you and your business. But with help from a little bit of common sense and a whole lot of sensible advice, you can make sure that your website remains protected from malicious hackers!
Make a Secure Password
The most important feature of a secure password is that it changes often. Also, don’t use the same password for your email, bank accounts, databases, and/or website servers, or hackers who crack one will have access to the others. Have a variety of passwords for all of these different accounts. This makes it harder for hackers to gain total access to all of your website and information.
Keep Your Software Updated
There are a couple ways to ensure that your software is updated on time. First, you can set up automatic recurring updates for your operating system. This means that your computer will check for new updates as often as you want it to, and it will do this automatically. As for individual programs, there are tools available online that will check if the rest of your software is using the most current version if you are concerned that you may have missed an update.
Use a VPN to Keep Your Information Private
VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) are programs that keep your internet browsing and input totally private. VPNs are also useful for changing your virtual location to access sites that may be blocked in your region. In terms of website security, VPNs keep important information, such as passwords and server access points, out of the hands of hackers by encrypting every bit of data that is sent through your connection to the internet. While some VPNs may detract from your speed, there are several fast VPNs that are designed to handle a large volume of information and input.
Don’t Give Away Too Much Information in Your Error Messages
When writing an error message, it’s important to never ever mention your passwords or other security features that you have in place. In other words, don’t say whether the username or the password is incorrect in the error message. If you do, then the hacker will know that they have at least one piece of login information correct. While this may seem a bit like a no-brainer, people often forget that even their error messages exist in a space that is accessible to hackers.
Run a Website Security Check
After you’ve taken some extra security measures for your website, put your methods to the test by running a website security test. These tests are offered by several companies, and they are not very expensive. These checks will let you see where the weak spots are in your defense, and how to patch up any holes in your security. Often these website security check programs will provide tips for adding security to your website as well.
While hackers can pose a serious threat to the well-being of your website, many of their tactics can be prevented or mitigated by applying these simple security tips!
Caroline Black is a writer and blogger whose main topic of information is internet security. She has a passion for helping the average computer user protect themselves from the myriad of threats online.
Hello Caroline Black,
ReplyDeleteYour tips will definitely help to all newbie bloggers and new website owners. Some websites are also hack due to some plugins, so how to protect our website from plugins? Do you have Any idea
Thanks for sharing great tips
Hey Anant,
DeleteReally important query you raised here….Ya you are absolutely right that many hackers used plugins to hack websites. So its our responsibility to verify plugins before its use.
By the way thanks for sharing your valuable words about this topic.
Regards,
Gangadhar
Hi Caroline,
ReplyDeleteGood advice for both newbie bloggers, and established ones who may not have overlooked these security practices.
As a former systems auditor I know if you don't get the basic security right, then all the add-on security you do won't be as effective.
Warmly,
Quinn
Hey Quinn,
DeleteWorthy feedback you shared about this topic as a system auditor.....Thanks again for adding valuable words about internet security.....Hope to see you around here again......Have a super Sunday........!!!
Regards,
Gangadhar
@ Gangadhar Kulkarni
ReplyDeleteI should update my plug-ins soon, especially Akismet and Limit Login Attempts. so how can protect My "Website From Internet Hackers".
Regards
Jessica
Good advice for both newbie bloggers, and established ones who may not have overlooked these security practices.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your nice guidance, i never foget your valuable guidance about security.Please upload posts regularly of this type .Thanks once again.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Pranita Mam and thanks for exchanging valuable feedback on this post...Glad to know you found this post useful.
DeleteHope to see you arround here again...Have a nice day...!!!
I want o ask one question here when our broser is showing Not secure information for the site which we are giving comment then is this is harmful to our browser or site?
ReplyDeleteRecently Google announced that those websites not having SSL certificates i.e. 'https' in navigation that counted as 'Not Secure'in Chrome browser.
DeleteActually, they want to make search engine data more secure because every day tons of websites launched and all these aren't bear or follow Google rules. To avoid cyber threats and data protection they make this rule.
When you browsing, if you see website 'not secure' message, it means that this website not having SSL certificate and it not secure for browsing according to Google. But all 'Not Secure' websites are not harmful, so the best way to purchase SSL certificate for safety and Google ranking.
Hope this explanation sufficient to resolve your query and to understand the importance of SSL certificate.