{"id":3913,"date":"2019-10-24T15:45:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T10:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/?p=3913"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:48:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T07:18:23","slug":"october-the-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-a-guide-to-protect-your-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/october-the-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-a-guide-to-protect-your-website","title":{"rendered":"October The National Cybersecurity Awareness Month:  A Guide to Protect Your Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/october-the-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-a-guide-to-protect-your-website\/#How_Microsoft_Helps_to_Manage_Security_with_its_Products_and_Services\" title=\"How Microsoft Helps to Manage Security with its Products and Services:\">How Microsoft Helps to Manage Security with its Products and Services:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/october-the-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-a-guide-to-protect-your-website\/#Vigilance_is_Key\" title=\"Vigilance is Key:\u00a0\">Vigilance is Key:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/october-the-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-a-guide-to-protect-your-website\/#What_About_Getting_Rid_of_the_Password_Altogether\" title=\"What About Getting Rid of the Password Altogether?\">What About Getting Rid of the Password Altogether?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/october-the-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-a-guide-to-protect-your-website\/#Implementing_Some_Other_Preventive_Measures\" title=\"Implementing Some Other Preventive Measures:\">Implementing Some Other Preventive Measures:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/october-the-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-a-guide-to-protect-your-website\/#Automating_the_Updates_of_Your_Operating_System\" title=\"Automating the Updates of Your Operating System:\">Automating the Updates of Your Operating System:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/october-the-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-a-guide-to-protect-your-website\/#Using_the_2_Factor_Authentication\" title=\"Using the 2 Factor Authentication:\">Using the 2 Factor Authentication:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/october-the-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-a-guide-to-protect-your-website\/#Secure_the_Emails_and_Other_Business_Procedures\" title=\"Secure the Emails and Other Business Procedures:\">Secure the Emails and Other Business Procedures:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Launching your website is like unlocking the door to your home with the safe open.\u00a0 Most business owners don\u2019t consider security as something which is critical and important for every site. Website security extends far beyond protecting sensitive information behind a firewall. With more than 43% of cyberattacks targeting the small business data, security is a top priority.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As we consider October as the national cybersecurity month, it is important to consider the present landscape and also remind ourselves of some of the crucial steps that we need to consider to safeguard the website from threats.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Microsoft_Helps_to_Manage_Security_with_its_Products_and_Services\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>How Microsoft Helps to Manage Security with its Products and Services:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There is no doubt that Microsoft has built security into all its varied products and services and also offers the best infrastructure with the goal to ensure protection up front. For this, Microsoft developers have taken the responsibility to work on advancing and optimizing each product and have actively contributed to the safety of their varied products and services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For Microsoft partners, the company has recently introduced security requirements that are designed to mitigate threats. This is done by including the multi factor authentication for all the users and adoption of the Secure Application Model Framework. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The company has also announced the general availability of Azure Sentinel and the SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) + SOAR (Security Orchestration and Automation Response) solution that allows you to invest in the security of your website without worrying about the infrastructure or the website maintenance. With the built in intelligence and the cloud, security threats are also detected and solved faster than ever.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vigilance_is_Key\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Vigilance is Key:\u00a0<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In spite of adopting great security practices, there may be times when things might go wrong. Keeping an eye on the website is important as it helps to take precautions and essential steps even in our personal use of emails, internet and social media. Enabling the multi-factor authentication will help to block about 99% of the automated attacks. An adding of the recovery phone number helps to mitigate the majority of bulk phishing and any other attacks that happens on a daily basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"\/blog\/5-critical-security-risks-and-how-sitefinity-cms-handles-them\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">5 Critical Security Risks and How Sitefinity CMS Handles Them<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_About_Getting_Rid_of_the_Password_Altogether\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>What About Getting Rid of the Password Altogether?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Practicing a password hygiene is good for your site, but getting rid of the password altogether can be an effective means to protect your personal information. Another practice that you can adopt is to use caution when opening a link or attachment from any untrusted sources that may contain a malware that gets installed when the user clicks on the link.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Implementing_Some_Other_Preventive_Measures\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Implementing Some Other Preventive Measures:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Business and website security often begins with adopting some preventive measures and best practices that help to keep the cyber criminals out in the first place. For most business owners, this means securing everything that is under your control.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Automating_the_Updates_of_Your_Operating_System\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Automating the Updates of Your Operating System:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Hackers are aware of the fact that small businesses and individuals don\u2019t consider updating their OS to the latest version. This gives the opportunity to exploit it and bring the organization to their knees.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_the_2_Factor_Authentication\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Using the 2 Factor Authentication:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">These days using the strong password together with a 2 factor authentication is what you need to protect both the accounts of the customers and your data. Many OS, web platforms and network software allow you to enable strong password requirement for the customers and the admin accounts. Many even require the users to change their passwords periodically.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Secure_the_Emails_and_Other_Business_Procedures\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Secure the Emails and Other Business Procedures:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Email attachments that are infected are the major cause of large numbers of network attacks, hacks and also data breaches. Despite the security protections like spam guards and virus scans, the hackers can find their way to the computer system by using simple tricks. So, businesses should adopt the best security practices that include both the employee security and automated scans.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"\/blog\/how-to-configure-the-security-policies-and-http-response-headers\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">How to Configure the Security Policies and HTTP Response Headers<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launching your website is like unlocking the door to your home with the safe open.\u00a0 Most business owners don\u2019t consider security as something which is critical and important for every site. 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