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At a time of constantly increasing numbers of hacker attacks and various leaks of sensitive data, the security of your website or e-shop is a really important topic. We therefore decided to summarize for you several ways in which you can increase the level of online security of your system.
Security plugins for your CMS
One of the ways you can increase the security of your website or e-shop if you use a CMS system is a security plugin. There are several solutions of this kind for each CMS, we have selected the most used ones.
WordPress - Wordfence
The Wordfence plugin already powers more than 66 million WordPress websites. It offers a firewall function, scanning the page for the possible occurrence of malicious code, but also offers brute force attacks (DoS/DDoS). In addition, you can restrict access to your website to people from selected countries, or manually set security measures.
Základná verzia tohto pluginu, ktorá ponúka väčšiu časť funkcií, je dostupná úplne zadarmo. Účet Premium ale ponúka praktické a funkčne zaujímavé doplnky, pre ktoré môžete zvážiť jeho kúpu. Viac si o tomto riešení môžete prečítať priamo na stránkach Wordfence.
Shopify - McAfee Secure
The McAfee Secure plugin can help you increase the security of your Shopify website. It guarantees the safety of your clients, as well as yourself. In addition, you can display a "sticker" on your website stating that your security is guaranteed by McAfee. However, you can use the services of this plugin for free only for less than 500 of your visitors.
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McAfee Secure also enables scanning the web for viruses or evaluating the security of your e-shop. You can download it for free directly from Shopify store with plugins.
PrestaShop - Astra Security
Like Wordfence for WordPress, PrestaShop has a comprehensive security plugin. Its name is Astra and it offers several functions. It is an application firewall, elimination of brute force attacks, prevention against spam during registration, but also honeypots in case of hacker attacks, for example.
The Astra Security basic package costs 9 EUR per month, but if you are interested in more advanced functions, the price of professional packages is even higher. However, you should not skimp on security…
Magento - Watchlog PRO
In the case of the Magento system, there are also several solutions that will help you increase its security. From our point of view, the most interesting plugin is Watchlog PRO, which offers protection of the admin interface in Magento 2. The functions of this plugin include protection against brute force attacks, the possibility of monitoring login attempts, blocking IP addresses, or detailed security log statistics.
The plugin itself is available for a one-time fee fee 70 EUR, but on the Magento platform it is among the cheaper ones. Its overall rating of 4.9/5* indicates that it is a really high-quality solution that will help you increase the security of your website.
Joomla - AdminTools
Among the popular CMS systems Joomla definitely belongs. To protect it, you can use, for example, the Admin Tools plugin. Its functions include not only security-enhancing elements, but also tools for site maintenance and automatic updating. However, this plugin also includes advanced protection against hacker attacks, protection of the .htaccess file, and automated security tests.
There is a free version of Admin Tools Core, but it does not include all the mentioned features. You must purchase a package to use them For, which costs EUR 48 per year.
What about another system?
V prípade, že využívate iný CMS systém alebo máte webstránku či e-shop bez takéhoto systému, môžete na zvýšenie zabezpečenia vášho webu či e-shopu využiť službu Cloudflare.
It is a kind of bridge between the Internet and your website, which guarantees an additional layer of protection. Cloudflare will protect you from hacker attacks, but also from DoS/DDoS attacks or bot attacks. Among the products you will also find a web application firewall, DNS protection, or SSL/TLS security. In addition to security Cloudflare it also helps websites with increasing performance, with the help of its own high-performance servers.
For the basic security level, the price starts at $20/month for one domain, but e-shops should reach for advanced protection for $200/month. We know, it's not much, but when you increase the level of security offered by Cloudflare, it's really money well invested.
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