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

From: Loganaden Velvindron <loganaden_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:23:19 +0400

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 2:31 PM, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:
> 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.
>

Hi SM,

Not all software is defective by default :)

OpenBSD, blogsum, unbound/nsd, and OpenSSH have some pretty good
security record :)


> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
Received on Wed Jun 24 2015 - 11:23:33 PST