Implementing the proper security solution for your website against the following security threats:
- DDoS attacks, they can slow or crash your website removing all website functionality
- Malware is a common threat used to steal customer data and allow cybercriminals to access your website
- Blacklisting may remove search engine results with a warning that turns visitors away
- Vulnerability exploits, criminals access your website by exploiting weak areas in your website like outdated plugins and WordPress files
- Defacement, attack and replaces your website content with malicious content
- Stolen data from email addresses, hackers go after customer data stored on a website
- Phishing schemes doesn’t just happen in emails. Attacks take the form of web pages that looks legitimate but trick the user into providing information
- Session hijacking, forcing users to take unwanted actions on a website
- Malicious redirects, sites they intend to visit to be redirected to a malicious website
- SEO Spam can be put on a website to confuse visitors and drive them to malicious websites
We recommend the following:
Install proper anti-virus software on your computer, update software and run weekly virus scans. Do regular software updates on your website, update plugins, WordPress and PHP software.