{"id":2747,"date":"2018-08-07T12:28:47","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T10:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/helpcentre\/?p=2747"},"modified":"2024-11-05T12:28:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T10:28:58","slug":"how-to-secure-your-website-against-hackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/how-to-secure-your-website-against-hackers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to secure your website against hackers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We use advanced <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/products-and-services\/security-and-reliability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">security protocols<\/a> to secure our network and servers. Your website, however, needs to be secured by you\u00a0\u2013 we don&#8217;t have access to this layer. Here are some security measures for your website:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/cloudbric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloudbric WAF<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a web application firewall that shields your website against attack. It guards against suspicious and\u00a0<span class=\"tt texttip tooltipstered\">malicious website traffic<\/span>, which specifically looks for opportunities to exploit weaknesses in your website\u2019s code.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure you are running the <strong>latest version<\/strong> of your Content Management System (CMS) e.g. WordPress or Joomla.<\/li>\n<li>Subscribe to your CMS\u2019s <strong>security alerts<\/strong>. Most CMS\u2019s provide an email subscription that alert users to vulnerabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Run regular <strong>virus scans<\/strong> 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.<\/li>\n<li>Check your <strong>file <a title=\"permissions\" href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/chmod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">permissions<\/a><\/strong> to ensure you are not using weak permissions.<\/li>\n<li>Regularly change your passwords and use <strong>strong passwords<\/strong> for FTP and email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false,"plain":"We use advanced <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/products-and-services\/security-and-reliability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">security protocols<\/a> to secure our network and servers. Your website, however, needs to be secured by you\u00a0\u2013 we don't have access to this layer. Here are some security measures for your website:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/cloudbric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloudbric WAF<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a web application firewall that shields your website against attack. It guards against suspicious and\u00a0<span class=\"tt texttip tooltipstered\">malicious website traffic<\/span>, which specifically looks for opportunities to exploit weaknesses in your website\u2019s code.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ensure you are running the <strong>latest version<\/strong> of your Content Management System (CMS) e.g. WordPress or Joomla.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Subscribe to your CMS\u2019s <strong>security alerts<\/strong>. Most CMS\u2019s provide an email subscription that alert users to vulnerabilities.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Run regular <strong>virus scans<\/strong> on your PC and ensure that your virus scanning software is up to date (include anti-spyware) to avoid falling prey to malware. 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