How To Avoid Getting Hacked

There have always been problems with people trying to hack into our computers to access our websites. Hacking is such a widespread problem that even the United States Government’s websites have had their share of hackers.

The Spanish Governments Official website for the EU presidency was said to be victim of a high profile hacking incident. Hackers managed to access the site and place a picture of Mr. Bean on the site for everybody to see. So can we prevent hackers from getting onto our sites?

Apparently Internet Explorer is very vulnerable to hackers. If you need to access the internet, why not try using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome instead of Internet Explorer.

If you have any set passwords for your websites, try to change them regularly. Do not use any sort of name or dates that can be related back to you as passwords. If you mix up capitals, lower case letters, numbers and even symbols as your password it is harder to crack.

Before you attempt to run any SQL scripts always escape variable data.

Try to avoid open sources such as Media Wiki or Word press. Hackers can always guess where the log in screens is on these open source applications. There are unfortunately potholes in some of the codes that can allow hackers access to your website.

With data being sent back and forth on your computer it can be easy for hackers to trace it. Try to protect your websites by encrypting them with SSL.

Firewalls should be kept on at all times. Always have up to date Anti Virus software, and always scan your computer regularly.

Be wary of anybody that uses your computer. It does not matter if it is somebody from work, or even one of your friends that uses your computer. The fact is that friends have been known to be hackers too.

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