Website security checklist for webmasters

[mandy]

In recent months, there's been a noticeable increase in the number of compromised websites around the web. One explanation is that people are resorting to hacking sites in order to distribute malware or attempt to spam search results. Regardless of the reason, it's a great time for all of us to review helpful webmaster security tips...

    *  Check your server configuration.

Apache has some security configuration tips on their site and Microsoft has some tech center resources for IIS on theirs. Some of these tips include information on directory permissions, server side includes, authentication and encryption.

    * Stay up-to-date with the latest software updates and patches.

A common pitfall for many webmasters is to install a forum or blog on their website and then forget about it. Much like taking your car in for a tune-up, it's important to make sure you have all the latest updates for any software program you have installed...

full article: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.c...sters.html

[regic]

Stay up-to-date with the latest software updates and patches.

Failure to follow this advice is the #1 reason people's sites are hacked