You have a miraculously designed website, perfectly coded all set to launch to earn the admiration of the online users, wait a minute! Aren’t we forgetting something? Oh yes the main part is not on the list, and that is the security. Securing your website not only will protect your website from several vulnerabilities, but also will preserve, and dramatically increase the integrity and popularity of your websites.
Let us have a brief look over the prevailing Internet threats that can harm a website and the measures to be taken to prevent them.
Viruses:
A computer program developed intentionally to corrupt the files, applications, data, etc. of a computer. It gets back door entry (from storage devices, internet, USB etc.) without the knowledge of the user, and exploits the system mercilessly.
Prevention:
- Beware of downloading applications, files (mp3, mp4, gif, etc) from the sites and also from the attachments of the e-mails.
- Use/buy certified and secured products from the vendors.
- Keep a habit of regularly scanning the system also keep updating the virus scanning tools/software.
