Why Website Security Matters to Your Business

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One critical component that business owners often neglect is website security. Cyberattacks are more common than you think, and they are costly to clean up. In addition, they damage a brand’s reputation and make visitors think twice before coming back.

Reasons to Secure Your Site

Website security implies actions you can take to ensure that your data isn’t up for grabs by cybercriminals. It also prevents any exploitation of your site by the following means:

• DDoS Attacks
• Malware
• Blacklisting
• Exploitation of Weak Points
• Defacement
• Data Theft
• Phishing
• Hijacks
• Malicious Redirects
• SEO Spam

How to Secure Your Website

Protecting yourself as well as your visitors is vital. Thankfully, there are steps you can take to secure your website. What are the basic principles? Read on to learn more.

SSL Certification

By obtaining and installing an SSL certificate on your site, you’re ensuring that sensitive information such as email addresses and credit card numbers are kept private. An insecure site is suspicious to visitors and will deter them from venturing in.  Adding a DigiCert SSL makes the site secure and legitimate upon which visitors can put complete trust.

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

It’s very common for smaller websites to be targets of malicious bots. These automated attacks look for vulnerabilities to exploit. They also drive DDoS attacks to slow or crash sites. Therefore, it’s vital to install a WAF to prevent these problems from occurring.

Website Security Scanner

To maintain site health, perform regular scans to search for malware, vulnerabilities, and other security holes. It’s crucial to mitigate any risks before they cause severe problems. These scan utilities will report any threats for you to act on right away.

Software Updates and Security Patches

If you run your site on a CMS like WordPress or Joomla, you’re at a higher risk of compromise. That’s why it’s extremely important to install updates and security patches when they are available. To reduce your workload and save time, opt for automatic installations.

Don’t Let Your Site Fall Into the Wrong Hands

By taking the steps outlined above, malicious hackers will steer clear from your website. Maintaining site health and security isn’t brain surgery, but it does require constant effort on your end.

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