When our computer
systems slow down or behave unusually, we should check if there is a
virus or not. Most often, people don't understand that their computer
devices are infected by malware or viruses that cause severe damages. A
large number of hackers send you suspicious emails and try to trap you
in one way or the other.
However, there
is nothing to worry about as you can protect your device by keeping in
mind the following things provided by Oliver King, the Customer Success
Manager of Semalt.
Monitor your site's health
Google
encourages its users and webmasters to conduct proper research. Various
characteristics of Google and Search Console can help you identify
potential issues within minutes. For example, you can try Google's site
search to check what has been indexed so far. It is a good idea for
webmasters as they can make sure that things are going properly. It is
also important that you restrict your search to specific pages only. For
example, if the search engine looks for Blogspot pages, then you can
redirect them to the most suitable and protected pages only. The Search
Queries pages list a large number of keywords Google find on your
website. If you see that some unexpected keywords are also revealed, it
is time to block all of them before it's too late and your site gets
compromised. The Security Issues pages list sample web links and
articles that may contain malicious codes. The Fetch As Google option
allows its users to see what Google is crawling. If you see that it has
crawled an infected page, you should remove it from your list as early
as possible.
Security checklist
It is important
that you monitor your website on a regular basis. Besides this, you
should choose strong passwords as a webmaster. You may check the Gmail
guidelines of how to choose strong passwords. Picking third-party
content providers is a good idea, but you should do that carefully and
make sure they are not providing you with duplicate and copied content
as it can harm your website to a great extent. You should contact your
hosting or web service provider for continuous support and tips on how
to stay safe on the internet. Most of the companies provide their
customers with regular updates on how to keep their pages and accounts
safe. If your pages or websites have RSS feeds, you should invite more
and more people to subscribe it. While working on the internet, you
should make your local workstations updated and install new versions of
software to clean viruses and Trojans.
Webmasters with server access
You should check
your server configuration on a regular basis. Apache has various
exciting security configuration tips for its users, and Microsoft also
has a list of tech resources for your ease. They ask their users to pay
attention to directory submissions, encryption, and authentication of
the websites. You should also make backup copies of your files so that
they don't get lost even when your website is hacked. It's important for
every user to stay updated with the modern software and be informed
about their patches and new versions. There are a lot of tools and
software that help you develop a website within minutes, but choosing
the right tool is very important yet crucial as there are various
options out there. You should keep an eye on all of the extensions and
log files. If some of the files direct you to unknown places, you should
remove them from your computer system as early as possible. You should
check your websites for common vulnerabilities and avoid having a
directory with open permission
Google says that
we should use SFTP and SSH for transferring data. Both of these systems
keep your sites safe from possible threats. The Google Online Security
Blog provides a lot of tips about online safety and security, so you
should check it on a regular basis.