{"id":3093,"date":"2017-03-20T13:41:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T13:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/link2city.com\/dev\/website-security\/"},"modified":"2017-03-20T13:41:08","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T13:41:08","slug":"website-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/link2city.com\/dev\/website-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Website Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

Think about this scenario\u2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n

You\u2019re a author about to release your next book which has been advertised on media channels and across the web for weeks in advance. Your Publisher notifies you that your new book is fresh off the press and available for purchase. You\u2019ve been updating your website for a coordinated promotional campaign. You point your browser to your website to double check the information, and instead of seeing your homepage, your screen displays this:<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re an author, a retailer or a professional practitioner, this is not good. The above warning is having the exact opposite effect you\u2019ve worked so hard to create. The viewer (your prospective customer\/client) is like the weary medieval traveler who comes upon a village entrance that is marked by a sign warning of leprosy among the village inhabitants. Regardless of how tired you are, you push on to the next village. And so will your prospects.<\/p>\n

Even more nefarious is the ever burgeoning appearance of ransomware, where the hackers demand payment (often under the guise of future protection) to \u201crelease\u201d your PC from the infection.<\/p>\n

Consequences of Hacked Websites<\/strong><\/p>\n

A hacked website will likely result in one (if not both) of the following consequences:<\/p>\n

Your Web Host May Take Action<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your web host may have taken your site offline having received reports from visitors or from warnings from their own internal software that your site has been compromised.<\/p>\n

With many shared web hosting accounts, it is common practice for the host to suspend your entire account until all the malicious files are removed. This means hundreds of your (or your clients) sites will be down at the web hosts\u2019 discretion. Having a clean backup of your site is imperative for situations like these.<\/p>\n

Your SEO May Take A Hit<\/strong><\/p>\n

Search engines may either remove your site from search results if it is notified that your site has been hacked. In some cases the site may still be listed, but will be flagged with a message saying that \u201cThis site may be hacked\u201d or \u201cThis site may harm your computer\u201d. When you click through to the website using Chrome, the browser will provide one of the warnings above. User\u2019s using a different browser may receive no warning or a different warning error, which is why the warning is also included in the search results.<\/p>\n

\"Website<\/p>\n

In either scenario, your business or enterprise has lost trust with prospective customers. Their immediate search to find another provider may create a new lasting relationship with that new provider all because your website fell victim to a malicious third party activities.<\/p>\n

To avoid this, call Link2city today and schedule a free evaluation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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