- People need to worry about security regardless of the size of their business.
- Protip: Take an interest and get up to speed with website security.
- Sitelock was created because there were not a lot of affordable solutions that were available for small business owners that offered 24 x 7 support. SiteLock provides a wide range of security solutions (including a firewall) for website owners.
SiteLock & WordPress
- SiteLock has become diligent in becoming recognized the WordPress Community by sponsoring and attending WordCamps.
- Site owners can address security vulnerabilities on their WordPress websites by reviewing and removing plugins that are NOT being used.
The importance of data
- Security researchers at Sitelock are looking and reviewing security vulnerabilities daily. (US-CERT)
- Many vulnerability trends are being identified from scans of websites.
- Sitelock is able to scale from small to large business as you grow.
Encryption, Server Security, and E-Commerce
- Hosts will typically handle the security for the servers and the network.
- Encryption is mandatory for an eCommerce site.
- PCI compliance is necessary when credit cards are being used on a site. You should have your merchant manage the credit card data.
- Https will encrypt the data for site owners.
- Be careful in thinking that SSL is all you need to secure your site.
Important Links from this Episode
Neill Feather
my.officehours.fm
Do the Woo podcast
Adam Warner
Chris Ducker
Andrey Savchenko
Lets Encrypt
Symantec free SSL product