Website Security and SSL Certificates: How to protect your company's website from being hacked and banned by Google?

More than 30,000 websites are hacked every day around the world, and most of them are not giant companies, but rather websites of small and medium-sized companies and e-stores that have been neglected to be updated or have used unsafe templates and add-ons. What measures should you take to protect your digital asset from collapse?

1. Encrypted SSL/TLS (HTTPS) security certificate

Years ago, Google officially declared HTTPS encryption a mandatory search engine ranking factor. Sites that do not have a security certificate will show Chrome with a scary red warning: “This site is not secure - passwords or credit card numbers may be stolen”, causing 95% of visitors to flee immediately.

2. The most common hacking vulnerabilities and how to prevent them

• SQL Injection: Attackers attempt to insert malicious codes into search and login forms to exfiltrate customer data. Solution: Use modern frameworks such as Laravel that use parameter binding and automatic protection.
• Brute Force attacks: Automatically trying thousands of passwords to break the administration login page. Solution: Activate two-step verification (2FA), specify the number of attempts (Rate Limiting), and change the default control panel link.
• Malware included in pirated themes (Nulled Plugins): Free templates pulled from unofficial sites contain in 99% of cases malicious code that diverts your visitors to pornographic or fraudulent sites, and causes your site to be blacklisted by Google.

3. Daily cloud backup strategy (Automated Backups)

Security does not only mean preventing hacking, but ensuring the ability to restore the site within minutes in the event of any emergency. At MTM4WEB, we provide a daily encrypted cloud backup system that is kept on geo-isolated servers, ensuring that your data is restored with the click of a button.

4. Firewall and denial of service attack isolation (DDoS Protection & WAF)

Activate the Web Application Firewall to block suspicious visits, intelligently deal with spam attempts, and close unused ports on the server to ensure site stability around the clock.

Do you want to ensure that your current site is safe and free of security vulnerabilities? Contact us to conduct a comprehensive security check for free through the technical support team at MTM4WEB.