Guest post: 8 steps to protect your website

Website security is a hot topic as attacks are quickly growing in number and sophistication.

As a small website or blog owner, you may believe that you don’t need to worry about your website, as there is no valuable content on it and you therefore won’t be targeted.

It will therefore surprise you to learn that this is absolutely wrong.

Regardless of how trivial the content on your website might be, you are still at risk.

Many hackers are interested in a website, not for stealing any data or corrupting the site, but rather to use it for some even more sinister purpose.

This can include using the website server to send out a bulk of spam mail, using the server to distribute illegal files, or even for bitcoin mining.

So how do you protect your website from such attacks?

Well, lucky for you, we’ve already compiled a handy list of steps you can take that will help you with the task of protecting your website from these malicious, greedy hackers.

1. Keep everything up-to-date

This may seem fairly obvious, but is one of the most fundamental and important steps and as such, could not afford to be left out.

Always make sure that every last piece of software relating to your website is on the latest version, especially any scripts or plugins.

Many of these are open-source which means anyone can analyse their source code and discover loopholes.

These loopholes are one of the most common ways for hackers to get inside your website and exploit it.

You can avoid this threat by simply keeping all your plugins, scripts, and platforms (such as WordPress) updated.

2. Security plugins

This one is dedicated to WordPress users (who are growing by the day).

In addition to keeping all your software updated, it is crucial for a WordPress website to use security plugins, ensuring maximum safety.

There are plenty of security plugins available, both free and paid, that you can benefit from to keep your website secure.

Some of the most popular security plugins include SiteLock and Bulletproof Security.

These plugins seal up potential deficiencies in the WordPress platform, and provide an additional layer of security for your website.

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