Website security · Updates and patching
Leave the nuts and bolts of website security to us
When did anyone last apply a security patch to your website? For many business owners the honest answer is never. We keep your site’s software up to date and apply security fixes as they are released, so you can get on with running the business.
Book a free strategy session
Tell us what your website runs on and when it was last updated, and we will call to set a time, usually the same business day.
The real cost
What happens when a business website is hacked
Website security usually becomes a very big deal the first time a site is broken into.
- 01
The site goes down or gets flagged
Visitors see a warning, a defaced page or nothing at all, and customers may be exposed.
- 02
A bill arrives to recover it
Cleaning up a hacked site and closing the hole is specialist work, and rarely cheap.
- 03
You find out whether the backups worked
Recovery depends on having a clean, recent backup. Plenty of business owners only learn theirs were not running when they need one.
- 04
Enquiries stop until it is fixed
Every day the site is down you are losing money, while also paying to get it back.
If your website could talk
It would be asking for updates
When people get a website for their business, they have every intention of giving it the time and attention it deserves. It rarely happens. Other parts of the business get in the way, and the website just putts along in the background, doing its job without complaining.
“Hey you! I have updates that need installing. And I lost count of how many times someone tried to break into me today.”Your website, probably
Why it happens
Why can someone break into my site at all?
Ever had a virus on your computer, or someone break into your car?
As with almost everything in life, if there is a way to profit from taking something that does not belong to you, someone will try. Websites, just like your home computer, need regular updates to fix security problems as they are found. Ideally a weakness is fixed before anyone can use it, which is why keeping your site up to date matters.
A weakness is found
Someone discovers a flaw in the website software, a plugin or another component.
A fix is released
The developers of that software publish an update that closes the hole.
The fix is applied
Your site is only protected once that update is installed. The gap in between is where most break-ins happen.
The service
What we look after for you
The routine work that keeps a website secure, done for you.
Software updates
Not every business has someone who can deal with updates as often as they should. We do the legwork: the website platform and its plugins and components are kept current.
Security patches
When a security fix is released for your site’s software, we apply it rather than leaving it for months.
Protection at the server
If your site is hosted with us, it also gets Imunify360 malware scanning, brute-force protection and a free SSL certificate. Website hosting
Peace of mind
You know the steps have been taken to keep your site as secure as it can be.
Free strategy session
60minutes on the phone or in person around Ormeau. No obligation to go ahead.
- How out of date your website’s software is right now
- Whether your backups are actually running
- What it would take to keep the site patched from here on
Questions
Website security questions
What security work can and cannot do.
Keep reading
Further reading
More on keeping a business website healthy.
Book your strategy session
Tell us what your website runs on and when it was last updated, and we will call to set a time, usually the same business day.
(07) 3804 7752 · info@domainfx.com.au