Quick guide to security

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Quick guide to security

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Quick guide to security

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Not enough time to read the whole guide?

This bullet point overview will help you to quickly understand the key points on how to tackle web security with confidence.

Why web security matters

Protects your business and customers by preventing data breaches, financial losses, and reputational damage.

Protects your business and customers by preventing data breaches, financial losses, and reputational damage.

Protects your business and customers by preventing data breaches, financial losses, and reputational damage.

Ensures compliance with data protection laws, avoiding fines and legal issues.

Ensures compliance with data protection laws, avoiding fines and legal issues.

Ensures compliance with data protection laws, avoiding fines and legal issues.

Guiding security principles

Focus on balancing privacy (protecting sensitive info), accuracy (maintaining data integrity), and availability (keeping systems accessible). 

Focus on balancing privacy (protecting sensitive info), accuracy (maintaining data integrity), and availability (keeping systems accessible). 

Focus on balancing privacy (protecting sensitive info), accuracy (maintaining data integrity), and availability (keeping systems accessible). 

Proactively manage risks by regularly checking for and fixing vulnerabilities.

Proactively manage risks by regularly checking for and fixing vulnerabilities.

Proactively manage risks by regularly checking for and fixing vulnerabilities.

Understanding common threats

Familiarise yourself with common terms like ‘malware’ and ‘phishing’.

Familiarise yourself with common terms like ‘malware’ and ‘phishing’.

Familiarise yourself with common terms like ‘malware’ and ‘phishing’.

Stay aware of evolving hacker tactics to take preventive measures and ensure a safer user experience.

Stay aware of evolving hacker tactics to take preventive measures and ensure a safer user experience.

Stay aware of evolving hacker tactics to take preventive measures and ensure a safer user experience.

Illustration of hand inputting pin code, a password string, an ID badge, and a computer screen showing a padlock and warning triangle
Illustration of hand inputting pin code, a password string, an ID badge, and a computer screen showing a padlock and warning triangle
Illustration of hand inputting pin code, a password string, an ID badge, and a computer screen showing a padlock and warning triangle

Protecting your website

Use built-in security features from website builders or communicate clearly with developers about security needs.

Use built-in security features from website builders or communicate clearly with developers about security needs.

Use built-in security features from website builders or communicate clearly with developers about security needs.

Manage access with strong passwords and enable two-factor authentication.

Manage access with strong passwords and enable two-factor authentication.

Manage access with strong passwords and enable two-factor authentication.

Securing your infrastructure

Keep servers and cloud services up to date with strong passwords, SSH keys and firewalls.

Keep servers and cloud services up to date with strong passwords, SSH keys and firewalls.

Keep servers and cloud services up to date with strong passwords, SSH keys and firewalls.

Have clear agreements with third-party providers and stay involved in safeguarding your infrastructure.

Have clear agreements with third-party providers and stay involved in safeguarding your infrastructure.

Have clear agreements with third-party providers and stay involved in safeguarding your infrastructure.

Checking for weak spots

Regularly scan your website for vulnerabilities using tools like Qualys or SNYK.

Regularly scan your website for vulnerabilities using tools like Qualys or SNYK.

Regularly scan your website for vulnerabilities using tools like Qualys or SNYK.

Consider professional cyber security reviews to ensure up-to-date protection.

Consider professional cyber security reviews to ensure up-to-date protection.

Consider professional cyber security reviews to ensure up-to-date protection.

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Illustration of male reviewing servers and secure cloud storage
Illustration of male reviewing servers and secure cloud storage
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Staying compliant

Know and adhere to data protection laws relevant to your business.

Know and adhere to data protection laws relevant to your business.

Know and adhere to data protection laws relevant to your business.

Regularly review data practices and update privacy policies.

Regularly review data practices and update privacy policies.

Regularly review data practices and update privacy policies.

Ensure solid data protection agreements with third-party providers and consider appointing a Data Protection Officer.

Ensure solid data protection agreements with third-party providers and consider appointing a Data Protection Officer.

Ensure solid data protection agreements with third-party providers and consider appointing a Data Protection Officer.

Educating your team

Train staff on security best practices to recognize and respond to threats.

Train staff on security best practices to recognize and respond to threats.

Train staff on security best practices to recognize and respond to threats.

Create a culture of awareness and accountability to empower your team as the first line of defense.

Create a culture of awareness and accountability to empower your team as the first line of defense.

Create a culture of awareness and accountability to empower your team as the first line of defense.

Male assessing various threats, such as password strength, bugs, permissions
Male assessing various threats, such as password strength, bugs, permissions
Male assessing various threats, such as password strength, bugs, permissions

Next steps

Share the full guide with a team member who can assess your current security setup and needs.

Share the full guide with a team member who can assess your current security setup and needs.

Share the full guide with a team member who can assess your current security setup and needs.

Check back in with them after a pre-agreed period to discuss any points of concern and plan how to address areas for improvement.

Check back in with them after a pre-agreed period to discuss any points of concern and plan how to address areas for improvement.

Check back in with them after a pre-agreed period to discuss any points of concern and plan how to address areas for improvement.

Explore our additional downloadable content for easy-to-digest tips and information on understanding web security.

Explore our additional downloadable content for easy-to-digest tips and information on understanding web security.

Explore our additional downloadable content for easy-to-digest tips and information on understanding web security.

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