<p>It's important to keep your site's software up-to-date with the latest security patches. You may think you have nothing worth securing on your site. But if someone gains access to your site, they can send out spam, which could ruin your email reputation. Or, deface your site, or install phishing websites that impersonate a bank or other illegal activity. And, because you are on a shared server, your web site account could be suspended if it is affecting other customers or the internet negatively.</p> <p>Even if your site is just HTML, you should follow the advice below for Backups and Passwords</p> <h3>Backups</h3> <p>Make sure to always have a "known good" backup of your site. You can use the backup icon in your control panel ( http://example.org/cpanel - replace example.org with your own domain name). Keep a copy on the server and also on your local machine.</p> <h3>Passwords</h3> <p>Choose a cpanel password that is at least 10 characters long, uses uppercase and lowercase, a number, and a symbol. Shorter, less complex passwords are easy for hackers to guess. Click on the change password icon in your control panel to change your password. Make sure to change your password often.</p> <h3>Web Site Software Code</h3> <p>If you have one of the common PHP programs below, make sure to subscribe to their email lists to be advised of security issues. See the links below.</p> <p>Drupal<br /> <a href="http://drupal.org/security">http://drupal.org/security</a></p> <p>Joomla<br /> <a href="http://developer.joomla.org/security.html" title="Joomla! Developer - Joomla Security Center">http://developer.joomla.org/security.html</a></p> <p>WordPress<br /> <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress" title="Hardening WordPress &laquo; WordPress Codex">http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress</a></p> <p>PHPBB<br /> <a href="http://www.phpbb.com/blog/tag/security" title="phpBB &bull; Blog &bull; Security">http://www.phpbb.com/blog/tag/security</a></p> <p>ZenCart<br /> <a href="http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/Important_Site_Security_Recommendations" title="Important Site Security Recommendations - Zen Cart(tm) Wiki">http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/Important_Site_Security_Recommendations</a></p> <p>Ruby on Rails<br /> <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security" title="Ruby on Rails: Security | Google Groups">http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security</a></p> <p>If you have programmed your own PHP code, check out the PHP security guide, and make sure your code follows best practices.<br /> <a href="http://phpsec.org/projects/guide/" title="PHP Security Consortium: PHP Security Guide">http://phpsec.org/projects/guide/</a></p> security 2 true 2009-06-04T17:16:47Z 85 security-tips true 2009-06-04T17:17:14Z Make sure your web site is protected from hackers and backed up. Even if you think you have nothing valuable on your site, you need to protect yourself. Read why&hellip; Security Tips 2009-06-04T17:17:14Z 1