What is website security?

You’ve launched your website and done all you can to ensure its success, but you may have overlooked a critical component: website security. Cyberattacks cause costly clean-up, damage your reputation, and discourage visitors from coming back. Fortunately, you can prevent it all with effective website security. We’ll discuss the basics of website security and what solutions will help ensure your website isn’t taken down by a cyberattack.

What is website security?

Website security is any action or application taken to ensure website data is not exposed to cybercriminals or to prevent exploitation of websites in any way.

Website security protects your website from:

DDoS attacks. These attacks can slow or crash your site entirely, making it inaccessible to visitors.

Malware.  Short for “malicious software,” malware is a very common threat used to steal sensitive customer data, distribute spam, allow cybercriminals to access your site, and more.

Blacklisting. Your site may be removed from search engine results and flagged with a warning that turns visitors away if search engines find malware.

Vulnerability exploits. Cybercriminals can access a site and data stored on it by exploiting weak areas in a site, like an outdated plugin.

Defacement. This attack replaces your website’s content with a cybercriminal’s malicious content.