How to Protect Your Websites from Cyber Threats
- 10com Web Development
- Mar 16
- 4 min read
Protecting your website from cyber-attacks is a never-ending task that requires you to be watchful, regularly maintain it, and actively defend it. Following good passwords, using SSL certificates, updating software on time, and using security software like firewalls and malware scanners can significantly reduce the attack risk. Regular backups and employee education also stand you in good stead against any eventual breach.
How to protect your website
Through the utilization of strong security policies and strong technologies, firms can proactively scan and block threats. Wiz proactively scans for potential attack vectors, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations to lock down loopholes in the security prior to hackers' exploitation.
You can use the Wiz Cloud Security Platform to build faster in the cloud. With it, security, dev, and DevOps can work together in a self-service solution that is suited for the scale and speed of your cloud development.
So, let`s discuss 6 ways to protect your website from cyber threats.
Use an SSL certificate
With the HTTPS connection that an SSL certificate provides, all data transmitted through your server is encrypted and cannot be intercepted by hackers. An SSL certificate is a security standard, especially for e-commerce sites where transactions take place. In addition, Google itself strongly encourages sites to use HTTPS encryption and ranks such resources higher in search results. If you haven't switched to HTTPS yet, it's time to do so.
Choose a secure hosting service
A quality hosting provider will always provide the proper level of security to their clients' websites. At a minimum, it is a backup, thanks to which you can restore all the site data if something goes wrong suddenly. As a maximum, DDoS protection and antivirus are included in the tariff.
Strengthen access control and protect passwords
Use two-factor authentication when logging in to your site's admin area, social media accounts, email, cloud services, and other resources. You'll have to enter an additional code from an SMS message, app, fingerprint, or retina scan every time you log in to your account, but it's worth it.
You need a strong password for your site's admin area because it's essentially the easiest way for hackers to gain access to all important data - both yours and your clients'. Ideal password:
Consists of at least 12 digits, special characters, and upper and lower case letters.
Does not contain personal information, such as name/birthday, that can be learned from the web.
Each account has its own password.
Change passwords periodically. For online financial accounts, this should be done twice a month. Login passwords should be changed at least quarterly. If you use the same password for a more extended period, the risk of data leakage is multiplied.
Always update your software
Update your site's antivirus and other related programs on a regular basis. Otherwise, any individual, including hackers, might gain unauthorized access to sensitive data due to security gaps that may have been sealed by applying the most recent software update.
Also make sure that your operating systems are kept current and supported by the manufacturer. Using an older or unsupported OS will make your site vulnerable to malware, data leaks, and, eventually, loss of functionality.
Ensure your website is backed up
It is prudent to back up your information to ensure the continuity of your business. Backups will allow you to recover from a cyber attack or other unwanted incidents, such as equipment failure, for example.
The easiest way to ensure frequent backups is to choose a hosting provider that backs up their clients' information daily. You will always have the guarantee that your site data is safe.
Hide admin directories
Hackers can access your site's data by going straight into the admin directories. They use scripts that scan all directories on your web server, looking for directory names such as “admin,” “login,” and “administrator.” Most content management systems (CMS) allow you to rename folders, so choose administrator directory names that are known only to your webmaster to avoid the possibility of data leakage.
You can also protect admin directories from being indexed by search engines by using the robots.txt file.
Protect Against DDoS Attacks
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks flood a website with traffic. They cause performance lags or crashes. Attackers use botnets to generate enormous amounts of requests. This inundates server resources. To defend against DDoS attacks, adopt a multi-layered security strategy:
Deploy a Content Delivery Network (CDN) to distribute traffic into multiple servers and absorb rapid spikes.
Deploy DDoS protection services, which recognize and reject malicious traffic in real-time.
Deploy rate limiting and access control lists (ACLs) to reject excessive requests from a single IP address.
Scan the network traffic for unusual patterns and set up automated alerts for suspicious threats.
Auto-scaling needs to be done to cloud infrastructure to handle traffic spikes more effectively.
Work with your hosting provider and have a good incident response plan in place in the event of an attack.
It is also very important to use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) that filters and monitors HTTP traffic.
Conclusion
Invest in security tools, educate your employees, and stay one step ahead of emerging threats. The cost of doing nothing far outweighs the effort of making your website secure. Begin securing your website today—because online, security is not an option. It's a requirement.
That's really all there is to it. Take care of yourself and your sites at the same time.
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