Safeguarding the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of your website.
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Website security refers to the measures and practices implemented to protect a website and its data from unauthorized access, malicious attacks, and other potential threats. It involves safeguarding the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the website and its underlying infrastructure. Website security aims to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information, maintain the functionality and uptime of the site, and ensure the privacy and trustworthiness of user data.
Common website security threats include:
Malicious software designed to exploit vulnerabilities in a website or infect visitors’ devices.
Fraudulent attempts to trick users into revealing sensitive information, such as passwords or credit card details, by impersonating legitimate websites.
Attackers inject malicious scripts into a website, which execute when users interact with the compromised site, potentially leading to data theft or unauthorized actions.
Attackers exploit vulnerabilities in a website’s database layer to execute malicious SQL commands, potentially gaining unauthorized access to or manipulating the database.
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Utilizing secure communication protocols like HTTPS (HTTP Secure) to encrypt data transmitted between the website and users’ browsers.
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Keeping all website software, including the content management system (CMS), plugins, and themes, up to date to address known vulnerabilities.
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Implementing secure authentication mechanisms, such as complex passwords, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and role-based access controls (RBAC), to limit unauthorized access.
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Employing WAFs to filter and monitor incoming web traffic, detect and block malicious activities, and protect against common web application attacks.
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Creating and storing backups of website data, allowing for recovery in the event of a security breach or data loss.
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Conducting periodic vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to identify weaknesses and address them before they can be exploited.
