PRACTICAL DEFENSE

Make your website
harder to compromise.

Work through these essentials with your team. Check items off as you verify them; your progress stays in this browser.

05 AREAS15 ACTIONSYOUR PACE

YOUR CHECKLIST

Small steps.
Stronger site.

These are starting points. Verify them in your own stack and revisit them as your site changes.

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Identity & access

Make account takeover and unnecessary access less likely.

Use unique passwords for admin accounts and enable MFA.Give each person only the permissions they need.Remove unused accounts and review access regularly.

Software & configuration

Keep the components and settings behind your site under control.

Patch your platform, plugins, dependencies, and server.Keep an inventory and remove unused components.Store secrets outside public code and rotate exposed keys.

Application & data

Protect the data your application accepts, displays, and stores.

Validate input on the server and use parameterized queries.Encode untrusted output and review file upload handling.Check authorization on every sensitive server action.

Transport & visibility

Make secure connections the default and notice unusual activity.

Serve the site over HTTPS and redirect HTTP traffic.Log important security events without exposing secrets.Set alerts for suspicious sign-ins and unexpected changes.

Recovery & response

Prepare for the day something does go wrong.

Keep backups separate from the live site and test a restore.Document who responds and how to reach them.Write a short incident plan and review it with your team.

GO DEEPER

Understand the
why behind each step.

Explore the fundamentals or read a real security research write-up to see how small weaknesses can combine.

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