| Sadly, hackers are a reality that won't go away. Here | | | | Every web script has security holes in it that are just |
| are some tips that you can use to protect your | | | | waiting to be discovered. If you are using a CMS or |
| website from an attack. | | | | script like Wordpress, for example, then you need to |
| There is no such thing as a 100% protected | | | | make sure that you keep it up to date when a new |
| unhackable website. But there are things that you can | | | | version comes out. There are hackers out there who |
| do to protect yourself against hackers. | | | | just concentrate on lazy webmasters who do not |
| Backups | | | | update their scripts and they are easy pickings for |
| Always make backups of your data. In a lifetime, it is | | | | attacks. Don't become another statistic! |
| very unlikely that you will not be visited by any hackers | | | | Use Basic File Permissioning |
| so I suggest that you make backups. This way, you | | | | If you are running a unix host (most people are) then |
| can restore your website to the way that it was | | | | you should use some basic default permissioning. This |
| before the attack. No website is 100% unhackable so | | | | means setting your folders to 755 and your files to |
| backups are essential. Don't think about risking it | | | | 644. Sometimes a program requires different settings |
| without making any backups. | | | | but you should use this as a default. Never, ever, set a |
| Keep Your Scripts Up To Date | | | | file or folder to 777 - you are just asking for trouble. |