Do you remember about cybersecurity while building your new application or website? It’s fun to work with the visible side, for example, to create the design or to add different pieces of content, but sometimes it’s easy to neglect security, and the consequences might come back and bite you.
Nowadays, a lot of businesses digitalize and implement complex software to optimize their workflow and costs. When your work depends on software, you need to be sure that your information and your services are secure and aren’t exposed to hacker attacks. For example, the GBKSOFT team always cares about the security of developed solutions: we monitor closely abnormal activity and review files regularly, and always use HTTPS.
So what should you consider when making your site attack-proof and vulnerability-free? GBKSOFT suggests a few tools to easily check your website for problems and breaches.
Why does website cybersecurity matter?
Let’s refer to the statistics first:
- according to the 2020 Annual data breach report, 300 million US users suffered from data breaches;
- SonicWall reports that 4.4 billion malware attacks occurred in 2020 (though the number decreased by 39% percent);
- 21% of Americans have faced a ransomware attack, claim Anomali and The Harris Poll.
As you can see, different types of attacks are quite common, thus it became a challenge for software developers to predict from what threat this or that solution should be protected. Every now and then a new virus or attack appears and makes the developers work harder to make your solution invulnerable. Business websites or corporate inner platforms contain precious info hackers use for their advantage: they might leak and sell the personal data of your customers or employees, or worsen the customer experience by injecting malicious software into their laptops through your site.
Security gaps in your solutions put your reputation at stake, not to mention the technical difficulties and stress you might face if you are under attack. Eventually, it’s better to prepare in advance and detect the threats before they cause any problems.
Tools to check your cybersecurity
Hackers get more and more creative every year, and they have a lot of ways to harm your website. Here you will find a few free tools that will point to various types of issues in website security.
Sucuri
Sucuri provides a free quick check-up. If your site was injected with malware or was added to any blacklist, the tool will notify you and suggest improvement to strengthen the security. For those who are looking for low-budget firewalls or malware removal, Sucuri offers several packages.
Quttera
Quttera is another easy tool for the general check of threats and weaknesses. It will give you a detailed but simple report of suspicious or malicious files and other vulnerabilities. And if you need some help to remove the problem, Quttera’s experts are ready to suggest a solution.
ImmuniWeb
ImmuniWeb will be of great use for those who have CMS. The service runs the specific test for WordPress and Drupal, as well as for CMS security in general. As another perk of ImmuniWeb, it compares your site to the standards of CSP, GDPR, and PCI DSS and notifies you in case of weaknesses.
Pentest-Tool
Pentest-Tool offers you free light scanning to detect the main problems like insecure cookie settings or outdated server software. If you are not sure what to look for, don’t worry, the tools will show you the problems, explain their reasons, and suggest a possible solution.
In conclusion
If you are working on a new solution or using already developed products, it’s time to pay special attention to the security system. You never know what can happen tomorrow and what financial losses it may cause. And it’s always better safe than sorry, right?
Cybersecurity requires regular monitoring, so don’t forget to run some tests with the mentioned tools occasionally. They will help you to keep track of the threats your website might be exposed to. Good luck!