Do you worry about the security of your website? You should. Hackers look for the easy score and most small to medium businesses don't have the budget to hire professional security consultants. So what can you do? There are several things and 5 good ideas are brought forth in todays suggested reading.

Tony Bradley offers us “5 Strategies to Lock Hackers Out of Your Website” These are all some pretty basic but important ideas you can implement quickly. Read through and start securing your site today.

, Keep Hackers Out of Your WebsiteIf you’re the owner of a small to medium-sized enterprise, then you probably have a website. Most businesses couldn’t function, let alone succeed, without an online presence. Maybe you even act as your own webmaster, and you do everything you can to ensure that your website is content rich and filled with vital information for your customers.

Unfortunately, this just isn’t true. Studies have shown that small businesses are far more likely to be attacked than large businesses. This is true for several reasons. For instance, hackers tend to believe that small companies are less likely to have robust security measures in place. Additionally, they think that smaller businesses won’t have the resources to detect a breach until well after the damage has been done. In addition, small companies are simply more numerous than large ones.

Despite this, small business owners tend to overwhelmingly believe that they are not vulnerable to a cyber attack. At the same time, the Small Business Administration estimates that one-quarter of businesses that are shut down by this type of disaster never reopen. You owe it to yourself to improve your website’s security.

1. Get a Firewall
2. Make Certain that WiFi is Secure
3. Back Up Everything
4. Use Strong Password Protection
5. Choose a Web Host that Specializes in Small Businesses

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