What is website security and what types of website security threats are there on a website?

Website Security

Website security consists of a range of protection tactics for security activities and transactions carried out over the website. These tactics are meant to create a shield for website users from the threads of hacking causes by hackers. This helps the user to feel safe to store his/her data on the website. As hackers and cybercriminals can steal crucial information and data which can lead to havoc, such as he can steal personal details and even bank account details, credit card numbers which may further cause loss for the user.  In our day-to-day life, we browse information on the web and rely on the internet. Various forms of communication, entertainment, transactions, information transfer, and financial work takes place across the web which makes them a weapon in the modern internet world. Some hackers and cybercriminals can use this weapon in the wrong way that is why it is important to create a secure environment over the web to carry out all the work safely and securely. 

Types of website security threats

1. DDoS attacks 

These types of attacks are carried out with the help of internet-connected machines over the web network. In these types of attacks, your website can be infected with malware and controlled remotely by the attacker. The individual device that is used to attack the website is called a bot. bots target the victim's server and slow down the site or crash the site entirely, making it unavailable to visitors.

2. Malware 

Malware is the software associated with creating websites, applications, and software development for malicious purposes. These types of malicious software are installed on a website by the hacker/cybercriminals and then the hackers/cyber criminals steal sensitive data from the device, bank details, credit card details, and personal details and misuse it. These types of malware can even also give full access to the hackers/cybercriminals to operate your website if not secured properly.

3. Blacklisting 

When hackers/cyber criminals get access to the website information in any way can manipulate the website data and this can cause the website to go into backlisting. Using the backlisting website is dangerous for a user as it can give access to the user's device and these hackers/cybercriminals can access the user's device and data in the device. Even your site can be removed from the search engines as it can be harmful to the user and turns a red flag for the user before he uses your website.

4. Vulnerability exploits 

A vulnerability is a defect in the program that can be exploited and perform unlawful actions. If this vulnerability is caught by the hackers/cybercriminals can manipulate the website and can inject cross-site scripting malicious code into the website which can directly hive access to the personal information, bank account, credit card number, crucial information to the hackers/cybercriminals, and then they can create destruction.

5. Defacement 

Defacement is an attack on a website that modifies the visual appearance of a web page or a website which includes alteration,  addition, removal of the existing data. These types of attacks are carried out the hacktivists, these individuals then replace or alter the hosted website with the message or data they want to expose.

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