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TIPS ON HOW TO PREVENT YOUR WEBSITE FROM BEING HACKED

Step #1:Software updated regularly without fail! You might be like duh… but let me tell you something ….ensuring that all your software is kept up to date is vital in maintaining site security. This applies to not just your server operating systems but any software that you may be using on your website such as a CMS or a forum, anything! The first thing that a hacker does is to find out a website security hole in your software and then the rest is history as you know.If you are availing a managed hosting solution then there is no need to worry so much about  security updates for the OS  as the hosting service provider should take care of this provided they are reputed. In the case of third-party software being used on your websites such as a CMS or a forum, you need to make sure that you are quick in fixing any security patches. Most of the vendors have a mailing list or RSS feed for dealing with any website security issues. WordPress and others like them are known...