Summary of Cyber Attacks on Instrumentation Tools Website

Here I am sharing some of the attacks I am observing on my website over the last couple of years. It is very difficult and time-consuming to maintain an online website.

We have to spend more time on the maintenance of the website and its security protocols. Every day I found some type of attack on my website InstrumentationTools.com

Denial-of-service attack (DDoS)

The popular type of attack is DDoS (Denial-of-service attack). It slow downs your website and increases the server resources drastically. The increase in server resources means we have to PAY MORE for the monthly server fee.

Example:

Assume you don't have any protection against DDoS and you don't know that this attack is happening on your website. The DDoS attack may slow downs your website or may shut down your server, it depends on the level of attack. Here I am assuming the attack either slow downs your website or may increase the server load.

Say you are paying a 50$ monthly fee for the server. Assume there is a constant DDoS attack on the website, so you need more server resources to handle this unwanted traffic (DDoS), so you need to upgrade your server by paying more to the hosting provider or you have to stop this attack.

If your server is unable to withstand the DDoS attack then your website becomes dead, which means your server will be offline and so your website. The website will be Down.

Obviously, there are some online protection methods available but you are not 100% safe. We have to manually work hard in order to stop these attacks. So we need to spend more time in handling these problems on day to day basis. We don't know when this attack happens so we need online monitoring tools for quick updates.

Many hosting providers provide basic protection against DDoS but they are not 100% reliable.

I am facing DDoS attacks for the last couple of years. Sometimes these attacks happen regularly or for a certain time, we don't know.

It is recommended to have good server resources for better handling the DDoS at that time.

Logins

Some people use common usernames and passwords to access your website. They may try manually or may use login-cracking software.

You have to secure your login page and use two-factor authentication to control these problems.

Bad Traffic

Sometimes we encounter bad traffic from proxies. This is also a nuisance for the admins. It is not possible to handle this bad traffic.

We can block the IP addresses but proxies are unlimited. Obviously, it is not possible to block all. It is a time-consuming process but finally NO solution.

We can use security plugins and some firewalls but they are NOT 100% safe-proof methods. We may stop some of the attacks but NOT all.

Sometimes ad clicks bombarding also happens but it is not possible to take action immediately as we don't know the time of the attack. This is not a serious issue as ad services algorithms ignore these attacks.

Blocked Attacks

There are some advanced attacks like Evasion attempts, Obfuscated attack payload, Bad bot access, HTTP method, and Blocked IP address.

Old Plugins and Scripts

We use a lot of plugins and scripts on our website for the implementation of various tasks as per our requirements. If we use old codes and scripts then there is a possibility for the hacker to take control of your website via these codes.

Always update your codes and avoid using old scripts which don't have frequent updates.

Conclusion

Always maintain the backups for your website for immediate restoration if it is hacked or down due to any issue or attack.

My website was hacked 2 times till now and it is down for at least 5 to 12 hours during these attacks. I have the backups so it is restored and then secured.

Every time we may face a similar type of issue or a new type of attack. Make sure to update your website and its codes on a timely basis and have backups.

We can control some of the attacks but it is not possible to completely stop all the cyber attacks practically. We need resources and investments for better security.

Here I shared the most frequent problems and attacks on my website but not all.