Better secure than sorry: safeguard your website

Creating a website is no doubt a task which requires a lot of skill and creativity but it’s not the most difficult one in the era of latest technology, the real task is to make it secure from cyber attacks

Gone are the days when creating a website was a serious hassle for web developers, due to availability of Content Management System (CMS) like wordpress and joomla you can create a website without even writing a single line of code? Yes, seriously you don’t need to be a web developer to create a website. So why you need a technical person or a reliable tech firm to maintain your online presence? Here is the catch; you may not need a technical firm to create a website but a need someone with the knowledge and experience to handle all kind of malware and cyber-attacks, as the internet is growing, hackers are more active than ever to hack your website. They are especially interested in your data because it contains sensitive information which they can sell or in case of shopping carts or financial services they can use your credentials to make illegal transactions.

Most of the websites are attacked by automatic bots which find loophole in your code or any other negligence done by you such as not using firewall, using same password for multiple accounts, hosting all websites on same servers etc. Secondly if you are using a CMS like wordpress, obsolete versions of plugins can put you in trouble.

One mistake that most of the website administrator make is that they use very simple passwords or in worse cases same password for all websites, such websites are at a big risk of exposure to hackers. Especially in wordpress, the user/password is admin/admin in most of the times so avoid it and use some complex alphanumeric combination.

Other important step in setting up website security is to implement SSL encryption on your web pages; it makes your online transactions like such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, and login credentials 100% safe from hackers. SSL encryption also helps to prevent hackers from accessing your login credentials or other private data.

If your website is a shopping cart with online billing system integrated or you are a financial services company such as a bank or an insurance firm it’s highly recommended to hire a fulltime information security professional with sound technical background, many companies try to avoid this additional running cost in the form of monthly salary but end up paying more once the damage is done. Alternatively, you can hire an website management company to monitor your website regularly.

The most important part of managing website security is choosing a secure and reputable web hosting company.

That company should have good reputation in professional customer support and backing up your data regularly. Other than the hosting company you should yourself take the backup of your website regularly as well.

You must scan your website regularly as well to check whether any part of website is affected by any malware or hacking attempted, and to make sure to prevent vulnerabilities on your website.

To get all the above done, requires specialized efforts which requires the necessary investment. If you have bigger budget you should have IT team to maintain your Digital Presence or there is few credible website management companies.

One of them i found is FreezeByte which is the most Cost Effective one window solution for all the requirement to make sure your maintained corporate digital presence.

It’s always good to arrange the security measures first rather than waiting for things to happen, as there is an old saying

it’s better to be safe than sorry.