We all hope it won’t happen to us. We keep our typing fingers crossed. But one day, it will. Web site owners who have been doing business online for some length of time know all the trouble one hacker can cause. Once a hacker gains access to a Web site they can do a devastating amount of damage to an established business. It is for this reason that most online businesses hire a team of Web site security specialists to make sure this never happens. Whether it’s people who just accidentally entered a forbidden part of a Web site or those who hack into a system deliberately, the goal is to prevent it before it happens. Here are three steps you can take.
Use Digital Certificates
Any Web site that does business online should use digital certificates. This helps to protect sensitive data when passed using a form. This could include anything from person’s social security number, credit card information, to his or her address and contact numbers. It is important for Web site owners to be able to assure their clients that their Web site is secure. A digital certificate goes a long way towards allowing clients to trust a business is legitimate and...