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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Among the many threats to consider with regards website security, hacking may seem a bit extreme. You might wonder why anyone would want to hack into your website to begin with, but imagine all of your hard work being wiped out or altered by a hacker or malicious attack.</span></p><div class="lwptoc lwptoc-autoWidth lwptoc-light lwptoc-notInherit" data-smooth-scroll="1" data-smooth-scroll-offset="24"><div class="lwptoc_i">    <div class="lwptoc_header" style="font-size:175%;">
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<p>Your website could be hacked in an attempt to extract data, such as your customer’s sensitive information. In fact, a large percentage of hacks are carried out with the intent of setting up temporary web servers for serving files that could be illegal or use such servers as <span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/6389191?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email relays for spam</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Your server could also be made a part of a botnet or bitcoin mine.</span></p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-1176 size-large" src="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/man-laptop-dark-room-e1549243527965-1024x686.jpeg" alt="Beware of hackers accessing your website and compromising your data" width="640" height="429" srcset="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/man-laptop-dark-room-e1549243527965-1024x686.jpeg 1024w, https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/man-laptop-dark-room-e1549243527965-300x201.jpeg 300w, https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/man-laptop-dark-room-e1549243527965.jpeg 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/how-to-backup-wordpress/">Backing up your website</a> database and files (which is of utmost importance) is a great step, but still not enough. Hackers and malicious spots get better every day; new and constantly evolving attack techniques keep surfacing. Automated scripts are set up to perform hacking and they constantly scour the internet to find and exploit website software security issues.</span></p>
<p>Malware does not operate using bias, as hackers rarely target specific websites. Therefore, every website is a security risk. The aim is to find vulnerable websites, which is why the security of your site should be top of your priority list. Even if you register <span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.domains4less.co.nz/">cheap domains</a></span> or <a href="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/web-hosting-work-for-website/">web hosts</a> from promotions found on the web<span style="font-weight: 400;">, ensure they are reliable</span>.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You may be handling all of these issues yourself. However, you could outsource your security needs to avoid the headache and get the job done, as needed. Here are a few tips on keeping your website safe</span>:</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1177" src="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/tech-security.jpeg" alt="Maintain updates to keep your data secure" width="1880" height="1253" srcset="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/tech-security.jpeg 1880w, https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/tech-security-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/tech-security-1024x682.jpeg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1880px) 100vw, 1880px"></p>
<h2><span id="1_Applying_and_keeping_up_with_security_updates_is_important">1. Applying and keeping up with security updates is important</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be sure to keep all of your software up to date; from your server operating system to third party software, whether Forum or CMS. It’s important to remember that hackers take advantage of any vulnerabilities they find in software</span> or your website.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For third party software, it’s advisable to apply updates as soon as possible. Most CMS vendors like WordPress notify you of security updates whenever you log in (always be sure to back up your data and ensure no compatibility issues will arise before updating). Some of them have mailing lists and RSS feeds for the same purposes. Make sure all of your dependencies are always up to date. You can also use tools to get notifications whenever a vulnerability is announced in any of your components. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Having the latest version of your platform and scripts installed is not too much work (especially with a CMS like WordPress), doesn’t take so much time and will reduce the chances of being hacked.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You won’t have to worry about security updates if you have a <a href="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/web-hosting-work-for-website/">good hosting service</a> in place, because they will often take care of the relevant operating system updates.</span></p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1014" src="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/security-protection-anti-virus-software-60504.jpeg" alt="" width="2250" height="1500" srcset="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/security-protection-anti-virus-software-60504.jpeg 2250w, https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/security-protection-anti-virus-software-60504-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/security-protection-anti-virus-software-60504-1024x683.jpeg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 2250px) 100vw, 2250px"></p>
<h2><span id="2_Guard_against_SQL_Injections">2. Guard against SQL Injections</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">SQL injections are one of the common hacks many websites experience as many CMS platforms (like WordPress) utilize SQL for the database that holds a websites data. These attacks occur when you have a URL parameter or web form that gives outside users access to provide information. If the parameters in such fields are left too open, code can be inserted in them by outside users that enable them hack into your database, putting sensitive information belonging to your customer – credit cards numbers, passwords and so on – at risk. They could</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">subsequently change, delete or steal your data.</span><br>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">There are various steps to keep your website safe from SQL injection hacks. One of them is fairly simple to implement and uses parameterised queries, which ensure your codes have very specific parameters, guarding against hackers. Many web languages provide this feature and implementation is easy.</span></p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1178" src="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/javascript.jpeg" alt="Javascript" width="1880" height="1253" srcset="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/javascript.jpeg 1880w, https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/javascript-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/javascript-1024x682.jpeg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1880px) 100vw, 1880px"></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also fairly common are cross-site scripting attacks, which happen when <strong>hackers inject malicious JavaScript code into your pages</strong>, which can affect those who visit your website and cause information to be stolen. It’s important that you protect your pages from such active JavaScript content. </span><br>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Similar to protecting against SQL injections, one way to protect against JavaScript injections is making sure the code you use for the function fields (or fields for input) are completely explicit, removing the chances of anything slipping in.</span><br>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Also handy for protecting your website from XSS is </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CSP" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Content Security Policy</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (CSP), a header that can be returned by your server, which lets you control how (and what type of) JavaScript can be executed on your pages. This way, even though the attacker’s scripts can breach your page, they are deemed ineffective, because the browser won’t be paying any attention to them. For instance, you might specify that scripts not hosted on your domain shouldn’t be allowed to run. Mozilla has a great guide on crafting CSP headers for your site.</span></p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1179" src="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/password-lock.jpeg" alt="Use secure passwords" width="750" height="500" srcset="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/password-lock.jpeg 750w, https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/password-lock-300x200.jpeg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px"></p>
<h2><span id="4_Use_Secure_Passwords">4. Use Secure Passwords</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is generally known that the most secure passwords are those that are fairly complex, but this doesn’t mean people always apply this rule. Strong passwords are crucial for your server and admin area. It’s also a great idea to encourage your users to protect their accounts with strong passwords as well. In fact, even though many users might not appreciate it, enforcing password requirements (such as length of passwords and using a mix of numbers and letters) should be a given.</span><br>
<span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Easy to guess passwords should be totally off limits</strong>; birthdays or partner’s names and so on. Strong passwords should also apply to anyone who has access to your website. It’s also advisable to store passwords as encrypted values. You could also </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://crackstation.net/hashing-security.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">salt passwords</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">; for example, one salt per password could prove effective for extra protection.</span></p>
<figure id="attachment_1079" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1079" style="width: 454px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-1079" src="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/brytdesigns-secure.png" alt="Bryt Designs secure domain" width="454" height="43" srcset="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/brytdesigns-secure.png 454w, https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/brytdesigns-secure-300x28.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1079" class="wp-caption-text">The green lock represents an SSL “secured” website while unsecured websites may show as “Not Secure”.</figcaption></figure>
<h2><span id="5_Make_use_of_HTTPS">5. Make use of HTTPS</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/top-5-reasons-website-needs-ssl-certificate/">HTTPS is a protocol for providing security through an SSL certificate</a> or signal to the user that the content is safe. Many customers already know to look out for it when giving out sensitive information via the internet; it guarantees server authenticity and they can be confident the information they provide cannot be intercepted or changed in transit. While it’s great to use HTTPS for pages such as login pages and credit card pages, it’s even more important to use it across the entire website, because attackers can still imitate users and subsequently assume control of their login session.</span><br>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Interestingly, Google has also promised </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://seotradenews.com/google-starts-giving-ranking-boost-secure-httpsssl-sites/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boosts in rankings for websites that use HTTPS</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. If you’re already using HTTPS for your entire website, you can consider setting up HTTP Strict Transport Security, so you can prohibit insecure HTTP for your whole domain. </span></p>
<h2><span id="Conclusion">Conclusion</span></h2>
<p>Regardless of whether or not you think your website is a target — it is. Just as you would protect your office, home, or storefront from intrusion, so should you make an effort to maintain the security and integrity of your website. It’s extremely important for businesses handling sensitive customer data to maintain a secure website and backend system, once you lose the trust of your online customers, it may be incredibly tough (and costly) to get it back!</p>
<p>If you have and questions about how you can secure your website or need help with the result of a security breach, <a href="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/#contact">contact us directly</a> and we’ll help you get back on track!</p>


Beware of hackers accessing your website and compromising your data

5 Tips for Keeping Hackers out of Your Website

<p>When you own or manage a website, <strong>maintaining an SSL certificate is among the most important aspects of keeping your website safe and secure while providing various benefits to your SEO results</strong>. SSL certificates are small files of data that bind a type of digital key around the details and information on your website. When in use, these certificates allow for a secure connection between a browser and web server, which means that such communications as credit card transfers and member logins are protected. In the age of data privacy, security is paramount. A lack of strong security measures for your website can result in data breaches that cause you to lose valuable business and customer information, which may erode confidence in your website. If you’re thinking about obtaining an SSL certificate for your website, there are some affordable options that can be purchased from your <a href="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/web-hosting-work-for-website/">hosting and domain provider like MediaTemple or GoDaddy</a>. These options typically cost around $75 per year and a low-tier SSL certificate enough to keep your website private and secure. No matter the cost of the SSL certificate that you’re considering, there are a large number of reasons that your website must be equipped with one, the top five of which are detailed in the following:</p><div class="lwptoc lwptoc-autoWidth lwptoc-light lwptoc-notInherit" data-smooth-scroll="1" data-smooth-scroll-offset="24"><div class="lwptoc_i">    <div class="lwptoc_header" style="font-size:175%;">
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<p>If you want your business to have a proper online presence wherein your company and brand are respected, it’s essential that you have an SSL certificate for your website domain. These certificates will allow you to build customer trust by proving the security and legitimacy of your online business. The modern website user cares about the security of their information and most prospective customers will avoid using your website if they feel as though their user information won’t be secured. Keep in mind that an SSL certificate acts as a visible security signal to your site visitors when they enter your website, which is displayed by a “secure” label next to the URL of your site. When a customer sees this label and knows that you have done your due diligence for keeping the customer’s transactions safe, they will feel more comfortable in knowing that your website is secure and can be viewed as a trusted source.</p>
<figure id="attachment_1079" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1079" style="width: 454px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-1079" src="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/brytdesigns-secure.png" alt="Bryt Designs secure domain" width="454" height="43" srcset="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/brytdesigns-secure.png 454w, https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/brytdesigns-secure-300x28.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1079" class="wp-caption-text">The green lock represents an SSL “secured” website while unsecured websites may show as “Not Secure”.</figcaption></figure>
<p>If you fail to add an SSL certificate to your website and you suffer from even a small data breach, it can be difficult to restore your reputation. As touched upon in the opener, your domain provider should offer some affordable SSL certificate options that cost as little as $75 per year, which is a small amount to pay for gaining the trust of your customers. By knowing that your website is secure, your website sales conversions may also increase. This fact has been backed up by numerous studies over the past few years, which includes one by <strong>Symantec that shows an 18-87 percent increase in eCommerce sales and lead generation conversion rates with SSL</strong>.</p>
<p>Another <a href="https://www.comodo.com/pdf/case_study_zamberg.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">case study</a> that was handled by Comodo found that a specific website had an <strong>11 percent increase in customer conversions after implementing an SSL certificate</strong>. With so much online competition in practically every field and industry related to eCommerce, you need to do everything you can to make sure that customers choose your website over other options, which is just one reason as to why an SSL certificate is worth it.</p>
<h2><span id="4_Build_Brand_Power">4. Build Brand Power</span></h2>
<p>While building customer trust with an SSL certificate is essential if you want to keep your website from failing, these certificates also allow you to build brand power, which is an equally important step that can aid your business plans for years to come. Securing your website and protecting the privacy of each of your customers shows that your brand cares about the privacy of its customers, which will invariably increase <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/brand-loyalty.asp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">brand loyalty</a>. While it’s sometimes difficult to measure a behavioral pattern such as brand loyalty, this pattern is what can turn a moderately successful company into a business that flourishes atop its competitors. <strong>Loyal customers are typically going to be repeat customers</strong>, which allows you to continue boosting your profits and building your brand power through a loyal customer base acting as your business’s own sales force as they refer your business on to other new customers.</p>
<p>Companies such as Apple and Disney have an extensive amount of brand loyalty that they are able to tap into constantly, which allows them to be extremely successful when releasing highly sought after products. However, the power of brand loyalty is also displayed by what happens when something goes wrong. Whether you’ve released a mediocre product or suffered from an entire day of downtime on your website, durable brand loyalty means that you can more effectively weather the issues that occur with your website and brand as a whole. While implementing an SSL certificate onto your website isn’t the only thing that you need to do if you want to build brand power, it is a wonderful addition to your business strategy.</p>
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<p>Among the most important reasons that your website needs an SSL certificate is because it will allow you to <strong>secure user data privacy</strong>. When your site does not have an active SSL certificate, the user’s browser will temporarily block the website and provide the user with a warning, which is a bright red screen that warns about phishing sites. Even if your website is legitimate and your brand well respected outside of the website, this type of warning will automatically scare away potential customers and make it appear as though you don’t care about the security of your website.</p>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-1080 size-large" src="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web-privacy-error-e1543178423250-1024x547.jpg" alt="The user privacy warning for non-SSL secured sites." width="640" height="342" srcset="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web-privacy-error-e1543178423250-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web-privacy-error-e1543178423250-300x160.jpg 300w, https://wp.brytdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web-privacy-error-e1543178423250.jpg 1392w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"></p>
<p>Nearly every user who sees the phishing site warning has heard an awful story or two about computer viruses or stolen information, which will immediately come to mind when the user is provided with that warning. From then on, your website will be associated with unreliability in the mind of the visitor, which is something that <strong>can be very damaging to your reputation among online consumers.</strong></p>
<p>When you implement an SSL certificate into your website, this certificate works in a variety of ways to protect and secure the privacy of user data. Any login information that the site visitor enters onto your website will be protected, which means that they won’t need to change passwords on a constant basis when visiting your site. All of their information will also be <a href="https://www.techworld.com/security/what-is-encryption-3659671/">encrypted</a> with this certificate, which will prevent any and all unauthorized access of this data. The user data that can be protected by an SSL certificate includes the user’s credit card information and similar info that the user wants to keep protected.</p>
<h2><span id="2_Benefits_to_Your_SEO_Results">2. Benefits to Your SEO Results</span></h2>
<p>While it’s not immediately noticeable when obtaining an SSL certificate, <strong>these certificates will also provide you with benefits to your <a href="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/what-is-seo-and-how-does-it-work/">SEO</a> results!</strong> As you likely know, websites that properly implement search engine optimization will rank higher on search engines like Google, which means that a higher number of potential customers will see your website among search results and eventually visit your business online. <a href="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/7-seo-tips-tricks/">While most of the search engine optimization that you can perform</a> with your website pertains to manipulating website code and the content on your site, adding an SSL certificate has also proven to be a fantastic way to optimize your website for search engines.</p>
<p>For instance, HTTPS is a <a href="https://www.link-assistant.com/news/google-ranking-signals.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google algorithm ranking signal</a>, of which Google has listed more than 200. A ranking signal is any aspect of a website that search engines like Google consider within their ranking algorithms. A larger number of ranking signals being included in your website strategy means that you’ll likely have a better chance of ranking on search engine results related to your brand or the product you offer. <a href="https://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/https.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HTTPS</a> is the term that appears at the beginning of your URL once you have obtained an SSL certificate. The URL for a website that doesn’t have an SSL certificate will begin with HTTP.</p>
<p>When you have a trusted domain that is considered to be secure, this means that <strong>other reputable sites will feel more comfortable in linking back to your website</strong>, which is another invaluable method of driving traffic and increasing customer conversion rates. There are a <a href="https://www.gotchseo.com/backlinks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wide range of effective methods</a> that you can use to increase the number of inbound links that lead to your website. However, these methods may prove to be fruitless if you don’t have an SSL certificate. Without this certificate, other websites may not feel secure in linking back to your website since they also have a reputation to uphold with their customers.</p>
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<h2><span id="1_Securing_E-Commerce_Transactions">1. Securing E-Commerce Transactions</span></h2>
<p>If your website is an eCommerce site, you’ll want to do everything possible to <strong>secure the transactions of your customers</strong>, which is something that an SSL certificate will help you do. While there are a variety of tools and techniques that you can use to make these transactions secure, an SSL certificate is the most important tool for doing so. <strong>These certificates will secure all of your customer data and any eCommerce transactions that occur on your website</strong>. These transactions typically include credit card information as well as pertinent details about the customer and where they live, which is why it’s paramount that you keep this information secure. Without an SSL certificate, it’s often difficult to properly secure these transactions, which means that hackers will readily obtain the information of anyone who actually purchases something off your site when it doesn’t include a certificate.</p>
<p>An SSL certificate offers an array of benefits to eCommerce websites, the primary of which is that your customer will have a safe shopping experience and may eventually return to purchase more. Having customers return to your website in the future is the only way for your eCommerce site to be successful. An SSL certificate is also the strongest type of encryption that can be used to secure the credit card transactions that occur during a purchase, which means that there’s no way for a hacker to get this information. Customers may choose to use a blog site or non-eCommerce site that does not include an SSL certificate since they won’t need to enter any personal data. However, many customers will not want to use an eCommerce site that doesn’t have this certificate since they would need to enter private information such as their credit card numbers, residence, and more.</p>
<h2><span id="Conclusion">Conclusion</span></h2>
<p>If your website doesn’t have an SSL certificate — get one, now. Not only will you be investing in your online presence by securing your customer’s data and transaction information, but you’ll provide your website with numerous benefits including SEO benefits for faster results and increased organic search traffic! <a href="https://wp.brytdesigns.com/#contact">Contact us today</a> if you have any questions about the process or would like a hand with obtaining your website’s SSL certificate!</p>


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