How to secure your website against hackers

We use advanced security protocols to secure our network and servers. Your website, however, needs to be secured by you – we don’t have access to this layer. Here are some security measures for your website:

• Use Cloudbric WAF – a web application firewall that shields your website against attack. It guards against suspicious and malicious website traffic, which specifically looks for opportunities to exploit weaknesses in your website’s code.
• Ensure you are running the latest version of your Content Management System (CMS) e.g. WordPress or Joomla.
• Subscribe to your CMS’s security alerts. Most CMS’s provide an email subscription that alert users to vulnerabilities.
• Run regular virus scans on your PC and ensure that your virus scanning software is up to date (include anti-spyware) to avoid falling prey to malware. Perform regular virus scans on the computer from where FTP uploads are performed.
• Check your file permissions to ensure you are not using weak permissions.
• Regularly change your passwords and use strong passwords for FTP and email.

Read about what to do if your website is hacked.