The Importance Of Monitoring Your Website
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Are you monitoring your website? You should be, especially if you are using it to make some extra cash, and definitely if it is your only source of income.
You need to monitor your website to protect it from so many nasties which could affect your bottom line. Any of the following could bring your site to a close.
A hack attack. If your website is hacked, it could be used for any number of illegal activities. A hacker could use your hosting account to send uce (Spam) from your domain or even add web pages such as user information "phishing" sites. These sites will have a page which looks like a login page for Paypal, Ebay or any bank. If someone fills in the form their details are sent to the hacker who now has access to their account. Your website will be shut down, and you lose money while you sort out the mess. If you have any user information stored on your websites server, a hacker may also gain access to that too, and personal information is a very easy commodity to sell on.
Keep an eye on your site for any unexpected activity or unusual stats showing for pages you didn't make yourself. Most accounts have some kind of statistics built in to the control panel so it shouldn't cost too much to monitor visits and hits, and to which pages they go. Make sure any scripts you use are secure and updated with any patches to keep the hackers out too.
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