What is website security?
Website security is the practice of adding protective layers to shield your website from cyberattacks. These attacks can compromise your website, stealing sensitive data like passwords or credit card information. By prioritizing website security, you safeguard user information, keep your website accessible, and build trust with your visitors.
What happens when your website is not secure?
When your website isn't secure, it's like inviting trouble.
Domain hijacking
Visitors trying to reach your site will be redirected to potentially harmful sites, like websites containing malware or phishing scams. Search engine rankings can be negatively affected, making it difficult for potential customers to find you online.
SSL certificate issues
SSL certificate-related issues can make your website connection untrusted. This can trigger browser warnings, prevent secure data transfer (like login info), and harm user trust and website traffic.
Using older versions of TLS
Sticking with outdated TLS exposes your website and users to security risks, compatibility issues, and potential SEO penalties. For a smooth and secure experience, keep your TLS up to date.
Phishing
Phishing attacks can cripple site owners and cause trashed reputation, lost revenue, legal woes, and wasted resources—all from a single successful scam attempt.
Malware
The presence of malware on a domain presents a two-fold threat; it can compromise user data and functionality, leading to user abandonment, while simultaneously damaging the website's reputation and search engine ranking due to security concerns.
Defacement
The defaced content can undermine user trust and portray the site as vulnerable, potentially leading to customer loss, and it can disrupt website functionality, causing outages and hindering user access to critical information and services.
How can you ensure that your website is secure?
Combine the following monitoring practices and create a foolproof security plan
Safeguard your website's integrity: Prevent defacement
If your website is vulnerable to attacks, chances of the content getting altered or being injected with malicious code are high. Website defacement can damage your brand reputation and put visitors at risk. Protect your website with Site24x7's defacement monitoring by:
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Getting constant checks on your website's integrity, ensuring no unauthorized changes occur.
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Keeping a watchful eye on critical elements like images, scripts, links, and more, for any modifications.
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Receiving instant notifications if any discrepancies are detected, allowing you to take swift action.
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Identifying and addressing unauthorized changes made by internal teams.
Stay off blocklists and build trust with real-time monitoring
Being blocklisted can be a nightmare for any website. It can prevent emails from reaching customers, hinder website traffic, and damage your online reputation.
Site24x7's real-time blocklist check monitoring includes real-time blocklist monitoring to give you peace of mind:
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Get a continuous blocklist check to verify your domain name and IP address against popular DNS-based blocklists.
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Boost customer confidence by offering safe platforms for your users to contact you through various channels safely, thereby building trust and a strong brand image.
Protect your brand reputation with web risk monitoring
Maintaining a positive online reputation is crucial. Site24x7's brand reputation monitoring helps you identify and address potential threats:
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Get your website checked against Google's updated database of malicious URLs.
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Detect malware or suspicious activity before it affects your visitors.
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Gain SEO advantages and avoid getting penalized.
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Monitor an unlimited number of URLs for brand mentions and potential risks (with licensing considerations for large numbers).
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Get your website frequently checked—hourly by default—to keep you informed of any emerging issues.
Secure your website and build trust with SSL and TLS monitoring
Ensuring a secure connection for your website visitors is essential for building trust and maintaining a positive online presence. Site24x7's SSL and TLS certificate monitoring provides comprehensive checks to keep your website secure:
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Get notified in advance before your SSL and TLS certificates expire, allowing for timely renewal and avoiding security gaps.
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Get checks to find any revoked certificates using Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) checks.
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Receive alerts if your certificate authority (CA) is blocklisted, indicating potential security risks.
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Configure additional checks to detect any unauthorized modifications to your SSL and TLS certificates.
Steer clear of unexpected domain expiration: Automated domain expiration monitoring
Losing your domain name can be disastrous. Site24x7's domain expiration monitor keeps you ahead of the curve:
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Track your domain's expiration date, ensuring you never miss a renewal.
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Set notification preferences to receive reminders well before your domain expires.
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Prevent domain hijacking and phishing attempts that exploit expired domains.
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Renew your domain on time and retain control of your online identity.
With Site24x7's website security monitor, you
- Obtain exhaustive security reports
- Gain visibility into vulnerabilities and insecure ciphers.
- Receive real-time alerts.
- Get website security checks from 130 global locations.
- Visualize data on customizable dashboards.