How do I secure my website against hackers?
Posted by shameema on December 1, 2010
- Ensure you are running the latest version of your Content Management System (CMS).
- Subscribe to your CMS’s security alerts. Most CMS’s provide an email subscription that alert users to vulnerabilities.
- Run regular virus scans on your PC and ensure that your virus scanning software is up to date (include anti-spyware) to avoid falling prey tomalware. Perform regular virus scans on the computer from where FTP uploads are performed.
- Check your file permissions to ensure you are not using weak permissions.
- Regularly change your passwords and use strong passwords for FTP and email.