Can we deny the fact that everything happens online, today? From shopping, building relationships, to creating a reputation to chiseling a brand, the world is digital. Our digital devices hold a world within themselves, there is an application or website for every split-second decision, we make. In today’s world of digitization, every business we run depends heavily on the mediums of website and applications. Yet, statistics point out the fact that more than three-fourths of business organizations do not take the security of their website seriously.
Today, we look at the serious topic website security and how to safeguard websites against threats.
What threatens your website?
Your website could be counted as one of the most valuable and important online properties that any business owns. Hence, it’s important for any business to devote time and resources to protect its website from cyberattacks.
The more dependent we become on websites and applications, the more reasons there are for cyber-attacks. Cyber experts peg the number of vulnerable websites at almost 70% of the total population. These websites are at the verge of an attack or unfortunately, have already been attacked. Hackers have a field day because the organization or individual don’t invest in securing the website or sadly, are ignorant for the need of information. What is lost is usually data which is highly crucial to the privacy of the organization and can threaten their operations.
How does it threaten a website’s/business’ existence?
Your website has a database which stores enough information to jeopardize the situation, if hacked into. It doesn’t mean that only a website which involves in financial transactions is privy to such attacks, a cyber-attack affects all kind of websites with any amount of data. Some of the details that are vulnerable to a hack include your personal details, financial transactions, payment details, admin credentials, to name a few. Once data gets hacked and subsequently leaked, it puts a huge question mark on your credibility and you lose business, traction and trust for a long time to come.
Gauging your website security – VAPT
VAPT stands for Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Test. It’s a diligent procedure to figure out ways in which the website can be infected. This involves a team of cyber experts who hack into your website with your due permission to understand the loopholes that lie in the security. After the analysis, they put together a set of stringent measures which makes sure that the website is strictly protected. They also assess the use of the measures and evaluate their efficiency.
The steps involved in a VAPT are, as such-
· Identification
The team looks into the Security Loopholes, high risk vulnerability and historical cyber-attacks. Every resource is looked at individually and with ranking given to their importance.
· Strategy
Strict measures are put into place. This is done by plugging the loopholes and devising steps to combat attacks.
· Continuous Analysis
Long term analysis of the steps is taken to counter future attacks and minimize any consequences if affected.
VAPT provides a good ROI with respect to IT security and works on fool proofing your internal website security, methodically. Loss of data is loss of revenue, business, trust, and reputation. This is the reason that more and more organizations are opting for VAPT as a strategy to combat cyber threats.
Experts at DigiSec360 can secure your Website, Web Apps and Phone Apps by doing VAPT and provide detailed reports and recommendations.
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