Web security Threats, Available Technologies, Web Security Software's Note: It's not advance and completed, but it's enough to understand what is actually web security. How to keep safe our website or web application

1. Web
Security

2. Instructor: Miss Faiqa Maqsood
Presented by: Khubaib Ahmad

3. Fact
O I’m not saying this to try and scare you, but
that’s the reality of the world we live in. More
than 50,000 websites get hacked each day. In
fact, 43% of cyber crimes are against small
businesses.
(LARAS LOFGREN)

4. Web Security
Any idea?

5. Web Security
O Web security also known as “Cyber security”
involves protecting website or web application by
detecting, preventing and responding to attacks.
O This software can scan for backdoor hacks,
redirect hacks, Trojans, and many other threats.
O Website security software notifies the user if the
website has any issue and provides solutions to
address them.

6. Common Threats List
O There are a few major threats to security
which are the most common ways in which a
website becomes hacked.
O There isn’t just one way that websites get
attacked. So before we proceed, I want to give
you a brief overview of some of the most
common threats to your website security.

7. Common Threats List
O Spam
O Viruses and malware
O WHOIS domain registration
O SQL injection
O DDoS attacks
O Search engine blacklists
Technically, this isn’t a security threat. However, if your
website isn’t properly secured, it can impact your SEO
rankings.
According to a recent study, 74% of hacked websites were
attacked for SEO reasons.
If lots of users are reporting your site as spam or unsafe, you
could be added to a search engine blacklist. Once you’re on
that list, it’s extremely difficult to get off.

8. Available Technology
Any website or application that is secure is surely backed
by different types of checkpoints and techniques for
keeping it safe.
There are different types of technologies available for
maintaining the best security standards. Some popular
technical solutions for testing, building, and preventing
threats include:
O Black box testing tools
O White box testing tools
O Web application firewalls (WAF)
O Security scanners
O Password cracking tools
O Content Delivery Network (CDN)

9. How to keep your website safe
These are the steps you need to take to improve
your website security in 2019.
O Update your software
O Choose a safe web hosting plan
O Change your password
O Use tools to monitor your security
O Limit user access
O Backup your website
i.e. backup plug-in like BackupBuddy.

10. Continue….
Use HTTPS protocol
O Without HTTPS a hacker can change information on the page
to gather personal information from your site visitors. For
example, they could steal login information and passwords
from users.
O HTTPS protocol will also improve your search ranking. Google
is rewarding websites that use this security measure.

11. Continue….
O SSL (Secure Socket Layer) Certificates
Not-secure websites send and receive unencrypted
data which can be watched, altered or stolen.

12. Questions

13. References
O https://www.g2.com/categories/website-security
O https://www.beyondsecurity.com/blog/web-security-basics
O https://blog.comodo.com/what-is-website-security/
O https://www.sitelock.com/blog/what-is-website-security/
O https://www.quicksprout.com/website-security/
O https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/security/what-is-web-
application-security/
O https://pk.godaddy.com/web-security
O https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Main_Page
O https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Server-
side/First_steps/Website_security
O https://slideplayer.com/slide/8086217/
O https://www.slideshare.net/rahmatmukodas/websecurity-
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