Imagine trying to access your newly created blog one morning only to learn that it has been taken down. This experience is enough to ruin the rest of your day. Plus if you happen to have a huge audience that expects to learn something from the blog every day it might be one of the worst moments of your life.
Cyber criminals are everywhere and when they hit, you might end up losing your valuable investment. The best way to avoid frustrations arising from cyber attacks is to secure your blog so no cyber criminal can access or interfere with your data.
Here are several suggestions you could try that will improve the security of your new blog.
Improve Security of your Admin Login Area
The easiest way to access your control panel and also the data of your blog is through the admin login area. Once the hacker is able to bypass this stage, they will smoothly access the files of your website in a manner that you will not notice there is something that might have happened. One of the solutions to reinforce the login page is to ensure your password contains special characters, numerical figures, and alphabets.
Also, try to restrict the number of failed login attempts, so after entering the wrong password, several times, the page is locked. Also, ensure password reset is restricted and most importantly control access through IP address permission.
Update Software on your Site
Vulnerabilities in software can be heightened by lack of regular updates. Most of the software you have on your blog is open source if you are using any popular CMS, and this means failure to update to the latest version could place your website at a risk of getting hacked.
Hackers scan for sites with such vulnerabilities as these are easier to penetrate into. Update scripts, the CMS, and plugins to secure your site.
Install Security Plugins
Security plugins like SiteLock are important as they enhance security on your blog. Such a plugin can help you to fix a number of vulnerabilities. You can also find free WordPress plugins that have a malware scanning capability that constantly scans your site to find malware that needs to be removed.
The software is able to track users log in and any changes they make, so you are informed about any suspicious activities.
Use HTTPS over HTTP
If you store sensitive data in your blog, like members’ passwords and emails, then you might need to use a secure hypertext system. HTTP is not secure and may not protect information exchanged through your website.
It’s recommended to switch to HTTPS, which offers secure access to your website and encrypts sensitive data accessed. For HTTPS, you need to get an SSL certificate, which might not cost much, and it will also give visitors confidence that your website is credible and secure.
Cyber Liability Insurance Coverage
In case attacks happen to your blog, which might occur even after taking all the protection measures mentioned above, you should have a fallback plan that will help you to restore your website.
After a security breach, insurance coverage will help you to cover costs for legal fees in case this is necessary, you will be covered to make judgments and settlements, the cover caters for information recovery costs, and you will not need to pay for data breach investigations, to mention a few of the benefits.
Suffering from a cyber attack could be frustrating and might stall your dream as a blogger. With cybercriminals lurking everywhere on the internet looking for vulnerable sites to exploit, there are all reasons to secure your bog.
Update software on your bog and ensure to install security plugins that can help you to monitor security. Also, take extra measures like insurance coverage so when an attack is executed you don’t have to incur all costs of restoring your blog.
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