Every website is at risk of attack. The bigger it gets, the more likely it will be a target. Website security is a major concern and should not be ignored.Clearly no one is completely protected, just ask the Democratic National Committee.
One of the services that I provide to my website clients is a regular scan of their site to check on the status of everything on and associated with their site and email.
Now, here’s a useful little free tool that everyone with a website should run monthly:
Put your website address into it to find out if it’s:
1. Been hacked
2. Infected with Malware
3. Blacklisted by popular security services (Norton, Google, etc under the “Blacklist Status” tab)
2. Infected with Malware
3. Blacklisted by popular security services (Norton, Google, etc under the “Blacklist Status” tab)
This is a quick way that I can check on the status of a site. I use it for checking my own sites (I have been hacked in the past as long term subscribers will know) but also other sites that look a bit “iffy”.
If you find you have a problem on your site, I recommend either Sucuri and/or WordFence as reputable, speedy solutions to get you out of trouble. Both provide advanced services for a fee, I have used both of them for my own needs and that of my clients.
Take your website security seriously, or it will cost you. I recommend you bookmark this and add it to your calendar to run monthly…or hire me to keep you out of trouble behind the scenes.