Top 4 Website Security Myths
Revealed
How to avoid risks in your website security
Website security is a hot topic these days, what with all of the headlines about hackers and personal
information being compromised. As a result, there are certain website security myths that you should be aware of in
order to keep things in perspective and keep your site secure. Before designing and launching a site, it's
important to know the risks and know how to avoid them. Continue reading to learn more.
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Web Developers Will Secure Your
Website
Unless you explicitly ask them to, and pay them to, web developers and website designers won't be in charge of
securing your website. If you want them to take this extra step, put it in your contract with them before you allow
them to begin the project. In this way, they can use secure coding practices and include security throughout the
entire website development process, as well as beyond.
Work with a team of experts who know how to avoid other risks to your site's security, such as system
configuration differences, forgotten files, and even the hosting environment. Click here to read about one hosting company that can work to maintain your secure
site.
A Firewall is
Enough
Although a firewall can control traffic to a web server, it can't filter out web requests. So even though
firewalls can help to protect your site from vulnerabilities that are currently known, as well as unusual traffic
to your site, it doesn't really provide adequate protections against a variety of potential problems that include
custom code vulnerabilities and business logic vulnerabilities.
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Will
Keep Your Site Secure
Any areas of your site where there's data that will be transmitted between the server and a user should be
encrypted with a secure layer socket, which is also referred to as SSL or Transport Layer Security (TLS). This certificate on your server will mean that the transmitted
data is encrypted, not that your site, your data, your server, or your users are actually secure. So, again,
this is one small part of a larger scheme that should be implemented to secure your site completely and rest
assured that it is safe for you, your visitors, and your server.
A Backup Will Keep Your Site
Secure
Backing up your website is definitely necessary, but it shouldn't be considered a step
you take to secure your site. When you create a backup of your site, it's not for protective purposes. It is a
means by which you can re-launch your site if it ever has to be taken down or is compromised, but it won't
actually protect you from hackers. Plus, if any data has already maliciously been altered, it will be on your
backup too.
Once you understand what you really need to do to keep your site as secure as possible, you can rest easy. Just
be aware that even security measures, just like website design elements, are always changing, so stay on top of the
latest news to keep your site as secure as possible.
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