Securing Your Business Website
Good afternoon ladies and gents! I hope you all have had a fabulous week so far. I'm stopping by to share an article with you that I found on legalzoom.com. It offers a complete guide to creating a secure website for your business. Let's take a look...
Vet Your Web Developer and IT Support
Your site will become the face of your brand, where you interact with customers, and where they will often make purchases. With that being said. hiring a good web developer should be a top priority. Here are a few ways to check them out before giving them the job:
Your site will become the face of your brand, where you interact with customers, and where they will often make purchases. With that being said. hiring a good web developer should be a top priority. Here are a few ways to check them out before giving them the job:
- Check their portfolio
- Review references
- Ask them about their implementation of legal must-haves
- Request a quote
- Determine if they can meet deadlines
Install an SSL Certificate
SSL stands for secure sockets layer, which is a minuscule data file stored on a web server to protect your company website. Without an SSL, your website can be more vulnerable to hackers. The more protection the better!
SSL stands for secure sockets layer, which is a minuscule data file stored on a web server to protect your company website. Without an SSL, your website can be more vulnerable to hackers. The more protection the better!
Select a Secure Web Hosting Service
Web hosts are handy because they do a lot of the behind the scenes work. A few examples include: making sure everything loads correctly as well as storing images, videos, website code, etc.
Web hosts are handy because they do a lot of the behind the scenes work. A few examples include: making sure everything loads correctly as well as storing images, videos, website code, etc.
Install Antivirus and Malware Protection Software
This one is probably most familiar to us all, for obvious reasons.
This one is probably most familiar to us all, for obvious reasons.
Manually Accept or Close Comments and Feedback
This is a great way to ensure user feedback is up to date, and not posted by a bot! Here are a few ways to reduce unwanted comments:
This is a great way to ensure user feedback is up to date, and not posted by a bot! Here are a few ways to reduce unwanted comments:
- Use ReCaptcha for user verification.
- Make users create an account.
- Turn off post comments after a few months.
The full article linked above offers even more insight for you to create the best and safest website for your company. Hopefully this will come in handy as you continue to build your brand. Take care!