Question

what we should do to protect and secure Web Site and Web Application

Answer 1

The Best Practices to secure websites and Web applications are:

1. Having introduced Bounty Program:

• Every Company have dedicated security professionals employed. then too they wont be able to identify all security risks.
• Hence, to encourage the team to find security risks and report them, we can offer "Bounty Value".

2. Implementing the web security protocols:

• using HTTPS protocol which is more enhanced with HTTP protocol.
• using updated TLS certificates, which means Transport Layer Security provides encryption for transfering data.
• use Strong passwords programs using keyGen protocols.

3. Installing firewalls:

• Firewall is the software that protects web application from security threats which can compromise on security. We can create and maintain specific standard which must meet the security needs.
• Website firewall prevents malicious software from accessing a server and hence security of website is not compromised. It also saves the traffic and bandwidth for website and web application accessed.

4. Scan for vulnerabilities in website:

• scanning website and server vulnerabilities at regular intervals is much needed. It should be performed after changes made to web components.
• we have number of free anti-virus softwares to measure how secured our website is. also hiring an secuity expert for an advice is appreciated.

5. Backup the website and WebApplication:

• If an website is hacked, it is important for backups to recover our website from the security threat. Replacement of security protocols is not considered. backup can help us to recover damaged files.
• Backup should be automatic. Generally we may forget to backup the website data, if in case backup is manual. So only automatic backup is scheduled at regular interval everyday.
• For example, Few applications will automatic backup data everyday, which is the best way to avoid security threats.