A 2007 study found out that hacker attacks of computers with Internet access every 39 seconds, on average. There were approximately 2,500 times attacks in a day on the computers they used for the study. Imagine the website security risk? And we’re talking about 2007 statistics! No single business owner would ever want their website to be maliciously disabled computers, data on it stealth, or use it as a launch point for other attacks.
The main reason why securing a website regularly is highly recommended for every business owner to prevent hackers and cyber thieves from accessing confidential information on the site. Aside from sensitive data, the possibility of malware escalation and getting blacklisted on Google are extremely critical.
Prevention is a must. A high-security level and frequent website maintenance make it harder for hackers and cyberthieves to access your site. Getting away from vulnerabilities can be hard to avoid for every website owner. In this article, we stated different useful tips that you can apply to your website for implementing high-security and maintenance.
1. Use a strong password
The basic way to start increasing website security is to change your password into an uncrackable one. One most common mistake done by website owners is setting their passwords in an easy to remember.
An alternative way to make a secure and hard-to-guess password is the combination of upper and lower case letters, symbols, and numbers. Some website generates strong password as a suggestion created by the password managers for the users to use.
For example:
Most hacked passwords:
- abc123
- password
- Qwerty
Difficult passwords:
- ^&!~^CwD@_134*
- *caNAdiAN-#5426*
- (WeB_<7643>)
2. Install website security plugins
Installing security plugins to your website can contribute to the level of its on-page protection to prevent hacker attempts. Depending on what kind of website you are currently using, there are several effective options for it. WordPress provides additional website security plugins like iThemes Security and Bulletproof Security to the users. For the nonWordPress, another solution will be by installing a security program like SiteLock.
3. Stay Up-to-date
It’s necessary for your website to stay updated in all content management systems, apps, plugins, and other on-page script features. Most websites are being attacked by hackers due to their outdated content management systems (CMS). Although useful plugins and other extensions are safe, it’s your responsibility to enhance the security of the website, always make sure that it is regularly updated to the latest version.
4. Recognize, avoid, and report phishing
Phishing refers to emails, text messages, and websites fabricated by criminals, designed to look as if these are from well-known and trusted businesses, financial institutions, and government agencies in an attempt to collect personal, financial, and sensitive information. Phishing emails are the easiest way used by a cyberattacker to steal confidential data especially your login credentials to your website. Once the website owners clicked the malicious links from the emails, it’s their best opportunity to steal and access the website. Some emails sent by the hackers contain attachments which have harmful viruses. Every time you check your emails, it’s important to inspect the malicious content before clicking the links.
If you have received a phishing attempt, or suspect that you may be a target of a scam or fraud, report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre by telephone at 1-888-495-8501 or through their Fraud Reporting System. You can also report phishing to the institution that it appears to be from.
5. Run regular website backups
We’ve tackled the different strategies for enhancing your website security, but don’t rely on it. Still, look for other efficient ways as your preparation when the unexpected ordeal suddenly happened. Implementing regular backups to your website will bring a huge advantage. Even though it didn’t save you from the hacking event, it will be a great solution to restore the recent version of your website. Recovering the damaged files such as content, data, files, media, and so on can bring it back through backups.
Let’s secure your website now!
Attacking the websites by hackers and cyber thieves is unpredictable. Implementing a high-security level and maintenance for your site is the best solution. Let’s prevent cybercriminals from accessing your site. Shot us an email at sales@cwd.test for your website services. Alternatively, you can call us at 647-492-5513 for a local number; 1-855-975-3036 for an international number.
