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Why Would Someone Hack My Website?

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Joe can use a web application firewall (WAF ) to help protect his blog from bad bots and other malicious traffic. Luckily Howard kept frequent backups of the church’s website. Website attacks can destroy site content, so backups are crucial to recovering damage. Julia’s eCommerce Site Goes Down In Style.

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4 Easy Steps to Protect Your WordPress Site

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Whether just taking the plunge into the WordPress wonderland to launch a personal blog or full-fledged ecommerce site, or you’ve been using WordPress for a while now, it was a good choice. Backup Your Files and Database. Note that some premium plugins and themes are a button click away from the latest release. Use Strong Passwords.

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Are You Certain Your Website is Secure from Cyberattacks?

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You might assume the majority of these attacks are aimed at eCommerce sites because they accept and store credit card information, but actually, the eCommerce sector accounts for only one percent of compromised websites. Use a web application firewall (WAF) to help protect your site from bad bots and other malicious traffic.

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The OWASP Top 10: Sensitive Data Exposure

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This may depend on the type of website you own – if you run an eCommerce site, you’ll need to secure credit card numbers, while forums and customer portals should protect their users’ login credentials. Keep a backup of the stored data separate from your website’s server. How to prevent sensitive data exposure.

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How to Start a Secure Online Business from Home

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An ecommerce platform or plugin if you will need the ability to conduct transactions online directly from your site. A web application firewall (WAF) to keep hackers out. A solution that runs regular site backups and can restore website files and the database in case of a site crash.

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The 2019 Database Gold Rush

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What makes this type of attack attractive, is the fact that there are often ways to export database contents from within an administrative control panel in a CMS by allowing the attacker to utilize database management or backup solutions within the control panel. Brute force attacks are similar to privilege escalation in results.

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How to Protect WordPress Sites from Exploitation

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However, users must be mindful and methodical when setting up, for example, an eCommerce site in WordPress; it's wise to look beyond the real-world SEO benefits and design flexibility and consider factors like data integrity and security. Schedule daily backups to create multiple restore points.

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