Defend your website

Internet is a harsh place, where your content is vulnernable for all those sneaky people trying to hack your online realm. What exactly is lurking out there on the internet? Many threats such as malware (spyware, adware), viruses and worms, and internet phishing can cause major problems to your computer system and website. You have probably heard about many of these but aren't exactly sure what they are. Here is a quick explanation and how to secure yourself and your website.
Malware (short for "malicious software") is designed to override a computer system without the consent of the user. Malware contains things like spyware, which infect people's computers without their knowledge and gather info about the user. Occasionally spyware is concealed within types of adware. Adware is short for "advertising supported software" and is not illegal - which tends to make people think it is safe. But that is not always the case. Users should protect themselves against malware by using firewalls and vulnerability scanners.

Computer viruses, as you know, are called viruses because the spread from computer to computer just like a human virus spreads from person to person. Computer viruses can range in severity; some may cause only mildly annoying effects while others can damage your hardware, software or files. Another threat, worms, is similar to viruses because they spread from computer to computer, but unlike a virus, they can travel without any human action. Worms make use of files or information transport on your computer system so they can travel independently. Be sure to have anti-virus software on your computer always and vulnerability scanners to help you avoid these issues.

Internet phishing is the fraudulent process of trying to obtain private information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card information from unknowing users. This happens because the phishers disguise themselves as trustworthy businesses or people. It is normally carried out by email and frequently directs users to phony websites that look identical to genuine ones the user has visited before.

How to Secure yourself ?
Frankly speaking there is no such security measure that make you safe 100%. However you can take some security measures to make hacker difficult to hack your website.

One of them is Website Defender

 

WebsiteDefender is an online service that monitors your website for hacker activity, audits the security of your web site and gives you easy to understand solutions to keep your website safe. With WebsiteDefender you can:

• Detect Malware present on your website
• Audit your web site for security issues
• Avoid getting blacklisted by Google
• Keep your web site content & data safe
• Get alerted to suspicious hacker activity