Your Website and Malware
Over the last month, we have seen a huge spike in malware attempts on client websites we support. This is also being seen on a global level. Malware is a piece of software that was written with the intent of damaging devices, stealing data, and generally causing a mess. Viruses, Trojans, spyware, and ransomware are some of the different types of malware. Malware finds a vulnerability in a theme or plugin and that’s how they can get onto your website backend and cause havoc. Even if your website is protected sometimes that is not enough to keep malware at bay.
Three Ways to Keep a CMS Website Secure
- Website Updates: Outdated applications are the most dangerous ways for your website to get hacked. Keeping your website updated with the new theme, and plugins are important for many reasons. These updates help to keep malware off a website because new versions have bug fixes and also keeps the website theme, PHP, and plugins all working together to display your website.
- On-Website Security: I upload and activate a free plugin such as WordFence Security on client websites we design and support. The WordFence Security plugin alerts the administrator when people or malware login on the backend of a CMS website. This plugin also scans for malware and has many features such as blocking IP addresses and locking out incorrect logins.
- Website Security System: For a few hundreds of dollars a year and enhanced peace of mind, website security systems scan your website for malware and protect your website files and database. Hackers can inject attack scripts into your website to steal your visitor’s data and information. This will cause your website to be blacklisted by search engines and most Internet Service Providers. Plus, all your reputation and Google ranking go down. These security systems can automatically find and fix threats for you keeping your website up and running.
Are you ready for a website security audit? We can review, recommend, and execute the best website security support for your website.