You may not realize this, but when you are surfing the web, you are revealing information and data about yourself. The websites you visited, things you typed in, or even the photos or videos you watch/stream are actually an accurate representative collection of data pertaining to who you are and what your intentions are. This is also the data that hackers look to steal from your website, whether it be payment information, health information, geolocation, contact information, or even log in credentials which the hacker can use to harm you or your accounts. This is where SECURITY comes in to help you secure your information.
History of Security
Cyber attacks are hardly the same today as they were 15 years ago, a time when one capable enough hacker could perform an advanced security breach on a business or government application which would leave them compromised for months, forcing them to communicate and work with many third party agencies and developers just to become secure again! As time passed, hackers became even more organized, working together with other like-minded hackers/developers like a criminal start up to inject malicious codes in mass quantities. They are constantly innovating new ways and methods to attack online API’s. However, as cyber attacks become more advanced, so do our security methods. Just like many years ago, an insecure platform would have to start a chain of events to become safe and secure again. This involves many different processes, such as: containing the attack, determining what information or data was breached, notifying the correct response teams, analyzing the database and firewall to try and find the opening or software vulnerability which allowed the malicious file to be uploaded in the first place, and patching it up to prevent more breaches. This process could take an organization months at a time to complete.
Until, in modern day, we introduced what is now known as an Incident Response Platform. This software program uses the Software information and event management system (SIEM) to continuously track, monitor and scan for any potential threats, vulnerabilities, and attack attempts. It can also handle or even automate the tasks required to upkeep and maintain a secure connection for all users. As soon as it does find a problem, it will notify you, the administrator, and a dedicated security analyst who will immediately begin the process of becoming secure again. IRP’s can significantly reduce the amount of attacks, the number of threats, and they cut down on the time used to fix the problem. One such IRP is known as WordFence.
WordFence?
Did you know that 70% of the world’s laptop and desktop computers use the Microsoft Windows operating system? Now, couple that with another interesting fact: 70% of the world’s most malicious computer VIRUSES are targeting Windows PC’s… Coincidence? Not really, and the same can be said for your WordPress Website. Since WordPress is a platform used by 30% of the internet, hackers will almost always target WordPress Websites to maximize spread, victims and the amount of data they can steal!
Hmm, with all these looming dangers, you might be wondering… What can i do? Don’t worry, to combat the problem of hackers and viruses, you can get WORDFENCE SECURITY for your website.
But first, how does WordFence work? Well there are two primary forms of web security: First would be ‘The Blinds to your House’ Commonly referred to as SSL for private connections. Second would be ‘The Padlock on your Front Door’ Also known as an end point Firewall to protect from Hackers.
The SSL provides communications security for a computer network. This allows you to be at ease when you send log in credentials, credit cards, passwords or other sensitive information over private messages or social media as long as the website you are currently on is secure with the lock icon. Information and data cannot be breached on an SSL site. SSl is the first step to securing your site, the next is the firewall!
By end point firewall, we mean, on your server. Letting the security run from your server through SFTP will allow it to merge with your domain in a location that is native to the rest of your sites files. This ensures maximum compatibility and seamless integration. Also, according to WordFence, Server based security solutions do NOT break encryption, do NOT leak data, and can NOT be bypassed unlike web based cloud security platforms.
Analytics
WordFence builds advanced rules based on IP Range, Hostname, User Agent & Referrer. It provides many standard security features, but to a more robust degree, showing you the nooks and crannies of your security analytics that other IRP’s don’t show you. Services such as country blocking, blocking by IP, log in attempt alerts, as well as live traffic monitoring provides you the overview you need to make the best security decisions moving forward.
Advanced Security
However, WordFence also has advanced features. One of them is a Threat Defense Feed which delivers your firewall rules, tracks malware and their signatures as well as malicious IP data WordFence uses to protect your application all with real time updates.
Along with the threat defense feed, you also get access to a Security Scanner which alerts you of security risks like software vulnerabilities so you can address them before they are discovered by a potential hacker who will use those openings in your system to breach it. This scanner also compares your core code, theme and plug in files while cross referencing the WordPress repository to make sure everything matches up, all while scanning for malware and reporting any changes to you.
Conclusion
So in conclusion, we recommend securing your site with WordFence security, the platform we trust and use here at Precision!
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