USE A SECURE HOST

2. ENFORCE A STRONG PASSWORD POLICY –

Using the strong passwords is necessary. Hackers often use advanced tools to break passwords, using brute force. Passwords should be complex, with upper case letters, lower case letters, numerals and special characters to defend against brute force. Your passwords should be a minimum of ten characters long. This login policy should be kept throughout the company.

3. ENCRYPT YOUR LOGIN PAGES –

For your login pages, using the SSL encryption. SSL allows encrypted transmission of personal information such as credit-card numbers, social security numbers and login credentials. Information entered on a page is encrypted in such a way that any third party that could decrypt it is meaningless. This helps avoid the access to your login credentials or other private data by hackers.

4. USE A SECURE HOST –

Selecting a safe and reliable web hosting company is very important for protection of your website. Make sure the host you choose is aware of the risks and is committed to keeping your website secure. Also, your host will back up your data to a remote server and make it easy to recover if your account is hacked in. Choose a host that offers continuous technical support whenever needed. Common Places offers our clients convenient, efficient hosting.

5. KEEP YOUR WEBSITE CLEAN –

Any database, script, or plugin on your website is another possible entry point for hackers. You can uninstall all files, databases or programs which are no longer in use from your website. It's also important to keep organized your file system to keep track of changes and to make it easier to remove old files.