How can i protect my website (was: www.buyingpropertyinmauritius.com)

From: S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 03:31:45 -0700

Hi Shelly,
At 10:50 23-06-2015, Shelly Hermia Bhujun wrote:
>1. I know that Mauritius Websites are not the only one prone to such
>kind of issues but i would like to know why they are so frequent?

Mauritius web sites are not the only ones having security
issues. The frequency is nearly the same as for Reunion Island.

>2. How do i proceed if i want to design a website and make sure it
>does not get hacked?

Most of the web sites which were compromised are running a software
known as Wordpress. You can ask the company designing the web site
what software it will be using and what it can do to ensure that
there aren't any security vulnerabilities once the software is running.

>3. Do i have to contact some website security expert? How can i
>protect my website?

An unnamed web site uses:

   (a) Metrika
   (b) Contact Form 7
   (c) Slider Revolution
   (d) X Shortcodes
   (e) Gravity Forms CSS Themes with Fontawesome and Placeholders
   (e) Visual Composer

The above software was used because it is available for free. You
can ask the company in (2) about whether there may be security
problems. If you do not understand the answers you could ask for
advice from someone who understands the security aspects.

>4. I have been looking for answers on the Internet but some response
>were too technical. Could someone help me understand how it works?

Software is defective by default. :-) If you find the answers "too
technical" it is better to ask questions as you did above.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Wed Jun 24 2015 - 10:45:49 PST