Websites can be easily hacked into, especially B2C e-commerce sites. There are 4 security tips from Forbes, including web security tools, to protect the website from hackers.
This applies not only to your website, but to every piece of software you have installed on your workstations.
If your website is powered by a content management system, such as WordPress, Drupal or Craft, you will need to keep the content management software updated at all times, including any plugins you may have installed. Because content management systems, are so widely used, any security holes that are found can also be exploited widely.
When your website has been hacked and injected with malware, the most secure way to fix the issue is to restore your website from the most recent backup prior to the hack. Make sure the sever your site is hosted on is being backed up daily, and make sure your webmaster is retaining copies of your site locally (securely, of course) as an extra precaution.
When maintaining websites, make sure you there is a backup – Two copies is better than one!
It is important to limit who has access to your systems and website. This is not because you shouldn’t trust your employees – it’s because the more staff you have with access to systems, the higher the probability of someone from your business becoming victim to a cyber scam or hack, which could then lead to unauthorized access.
If you have multiple people from your business that needs access to your website, be sure they only have permission to the areas they need. For example, the content management system WordPress allows you to assign different access levels to different people.
If you are using git repository tool, make sure there is one owner or maintainer, and the other users are developers.
SSL Certificates are small data files that digitally bind a cryptographic key to an organization’s details.
It is an important requirement to have SSL Certificate on each Website.
GlobalSign explains clearly of what SSL certificate, how it works and what the user needs to do to make it work.