Doing Anything Online! Security Should Be Your First Priority

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Your online security could be at risk! This is a fact. Any open gateway or lose vulnerabilities is an open invitation for hackers. The risk is more endangering because awareness of online security among people is considerably less. Taking an advantage here, the hackers become more vicious and cunning when they don the role of cyber criminals. They are capable enough to steal your identity and milk away your bank accounts.

The websites have always been favorite feat for hackers.
In recent years the capabilities and power of hackers have grown. They have become more potent, and seriousness of their attack has risen. The cyber-crime stats for over past 6 years bring out the glaring truth:-

The cyber crime between:
1. 2008 - 2009 +22%
2. 2009 - 2010 +56%
3. 2010 - 2011 +726%
4. 2011 - 2012 +2965% at a cost of 216.7 billion dollars
5. Competitors and disgruntled employees make up over half of the cyber-attack sources

Hackers can always find a way to gain access. Technology has greatly changed and hackers have been able to manipulate it for their own good. They now have ...
... access to latest tools and equipments to make breaches even into stronger realms. They have the potential to enter deepest levels by installing stealth scripts. These scripts are hard to detect and can go unnoticed. Once installed, in the depth of directories they can retrieve any kind of data for hackers. So here are some points to be considered for checking these vulnerabilities.

1) Make sure you work with a technical support team that is proactive about security.

2) Stay in the loop on the latest trends and vulnerabilities

3) Learn to ask the right questions and make them habits

4) Train your team and establish protocols and procedures to follow

5) Keep your web applications up to date

6) Use Secure Live to monitor and lock down your web portals

7) Never let security slip from the top of your priority list.
In the field of open source technologies like Joomla, Drupal or any other open source platform there are also certain points which need special attention. With increasing reliance on CMS’s people need to be updated with the best ways that can ensure complete safety to their website.

Therefore CNP Integrations, experts of custom Joomla development have been laying stress on adopting best practices for protecting client investments as well as how their clients can proactively guarantee security to their website. It’s important to know that “hacker is like a cancer”. Once it has affected, the only option for you is to curb it from spreading. Therefore the best defense against hackers is prevention.
Recommendations For Your Websites:-
Get help online – There are many websites online which can help to detect security breaches for you. One such site is http://www.exploit-db.com/webapps/
What Extra Can Be Done – If you are dealing in projects which uses Joomla CMS then consider having team of Joomla development experts dedicated entire for security.

Here are additional 5 Tips To Protect Your Website From Being Hacked

1) Keep Software Up to Date – Older versions of software have greater vulnerabilities, therefore it is important for you to always have the latest version installed.

2) 3rd Party Scripts and Code – Plug-ins, widgets and all kinds of free templates written by others add to susceptibility of getting hacked, if you are not alert. So be careful while installing such things for your website.

3) Secure Passwords – There are certain protocols while choosing a password, one should adhere to it. Also never keep a common and easily guessable password or disclose it under any circumstances.

4) Checking Your Logs Regularly – Keep a vigilant track of your website by regularly visiting your website logs.

5) Backup! Always Backup - Lest anything happens to your website, you should atleast have a pre hack version with you to succor the damage. For more information read our latest Joomla Design Blogs

William J Smith is an open source technology expert with rich product knowledge on systems such as Joomla CMS and Joomla Development. He is also a specialized consultant and software configuration professional, with approximately 2 years of experience in the same field.