Website Security

It’s worrying that 73% of all WordPress (The most popular website building platform) versions are vulnerable to at least 5 exploits. This is not to say that it is only WordPress either, with 95% of cyber security breaches due to ‘human error’, custom websites are susceptible to exploit as well with most companies taking 6 months to detect a breach. If you are receiving payments, have login details or have your website connected to important resources, it is necessary to have your website security tested now. (Source: Cybint – Global Cyber education company)

When talking about websites, it is not simply the public facing website, this could also include a company database or internal web-based software where employee’s login to perform daily tasks internal or external to the network. At the face of a modern business is a website, a potential customers first view at your business offerings & first chance to see what you stand for. Individual customers may be worth thousands to a business; therefore, if your website is down, modified or defaced, this could cost your business potential work. Securing not just the website, also the DNS, registrar & hosting will provide a more layered security plan that incorporates all aspects.