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Website security is
the process of preventing and detecting unauthorized use of your
web server. Prevention measures help you to stop
unauthorized users (also known as "intruders") from accessing
any part of your website. Detection helps you to determine
whether or not someone attempted to break into your website, if
they were successful, and what they may have done.
Unfortunately, intruders are always discovering new
vulnerabilities (informally called "holes") to exploit in
computer software. The complexity of software makes it
increasingly difficult to thoroughly test the security of
websites.
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website security
report.
When holes are discovered, computer vendors will usually develop
patches to address the problem(s). However, it is up to you, the
user, to obtain and install the patches, or correctly configure
the software to operate more securely. Most of the incident
reports of computer break-ins received at the CERT/CC could have
been prevented if system administrators and users kept their
website security up-to-date with patches and security fixes.
Also, some software applications have default settings that
allow other users to access your website unless you change the
settings to be more secure. Examples include chat programs that
let outsiders execute commands on your computer or web browsers
that could allow someone to place harmful programs on your
computer that run when you click on them.
Contact us to request a free
website security report.
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Internet and Website Security
