Are you afraid your website is going to catch a cold? Perhaps you should be – more and more small businesses are seeing their sites attacked by online hackers who use simple security holes and common exploits to redirect traffic, steal credit card numbers, gather information, and more.
Luckily, keeping your website shielded against these kind of intrusions doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, you just have to follow a handful of simple steps:
Have your site backed up frequently. Just as you should back up your hard drive from time to time, it makes sense to keep around extra copies of your website in case it’s ever lost.
Change your hosting and email passwords on a regular basis. Most of us know by now that we shouldn’t have simple or easy-to-guess passwords, but no matter how strong yours are, change them to something new on a regular basis.
Download and install necessary software patches. Hosting software like WordPress is updated on a regular basis to deal with security threats, but you have to install the patched versions to enjoy the protection.
Check your site on a daily or weekly basis. By giving your website a simple once-over on a regular basis (at least weekly, if not more often), you can often spot any obvious problems before they affect your company.
Perform regular website audits. A professional Calgary web designer can look for things like security issues and broken links while making recommendations for the future.
None of these tasks has to be difficult or time-consuming, but each of them could save you from more stress and trouble later. Or, better yet, work with the right Calgary web design team and let them handle the details for you!
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