With all the security issues and site hackings you hear about these days, you really need to take steps to protect your site – and your reputation. There are some very simple steps you can take to reduce your chances of being hacked, and some more advanced steps if you feel up to it.

What’s the big deal with being hacked?

It’s more than just an annoyance.

Among other things, a hacker can  insert spam links and keywords on your site that will be invisible to you, but major red flags for search engines. When Google finds a site with this content, they drop if from their search engines…along with any ranking you’ve built up.

This slideshow, from Brad Williams of WebDevStudios, is a top-notch training on what to look for (how to recognize if your site has been hacked), how to evaluate the “hackability” of your site, and how to fix any damage that gets done.
(You’ll probably want to click on the menu button – bottom left – and select “view full screen”.)

Let me know your thoughts. And, of course, let me know if you want help with any of this.  

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