Online security is becoming more and more
important in a world increasingly dependant on
technology. In fact the vast majority of life in
developed countries is now heavily reliant on
computers and their networks. This reliance puts
an increased importance on the risk factor
associated with online transactions.
What Can You Do?
There are several things that a website owner
can do to help protect their business and of
course their customers data. This obviously
starts with good programming practices being
used accross the website, no matter how big or
small the site, (from acorns, do great oaks
grow).
It is a lot easier to exercise good security
practices during the websites creation than it
is to secure a large website built with-out.
Do not grant unnecessary access to database
tables.
Always restrict the web-user access to readonly
for website applications.
Ensure all server patches and anti-virus are up
to date.
Do not pass any data to the database unchecked.
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