{"id":1102,"date":"2017-09-05T11:18:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T15:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartalertz.services\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2020-12-10T17:33:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T22:33:58","slug":"how-do-hackers-get-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigheadwebhost.com\/2017\/09\/how-do-hackers-get-in\/","title":{"rendered":"I’M A SMALL BUSINESS. WHY WOULD A HACKER TARGET US?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You say, “I’m just a small business. \u00a0Why would someone target me?” \u00a0Usually, you are not the target.\u00a0Hackers want to use your website as a vessel to plant malware that allows them to run an operation out of your website. \u00a0They could be\u00a0spamming ads, adding pornography links, or phishing for information from others. \u00a0Nearly one-third of cyber attacks target small business websites and systems.<\/p>\n

So don’t take it personally. \u00a0BE PREPARED.<\/p>\n

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  1. Make sure your website’s software is current.<\/li>\n
  2. Have strong passcodes with letters, numbers and symbols<\/li>\n
  3. Add a Smart Alertz monitor to scan your website every six hours looking for hacker’s entry<\/li>\n
  4. Add a personal firewall to your website<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Being aware of how hackers\u00a0work can help you set up the right defenses against hackers. So now that you know how they can get in, put the right protocols in place\u00a0to help keep them out.<\/p>\n

    An excellent article by American Express, Hackers Gonna Hack: Understanding How Hackers Can Break Into Your System<\/a>\u00a0was recently published that discusses\u00a0how hackers get into secure systems through your computer, WiFi, email and phishing. \u00a0Having security around your computer is no different than having security around your website.<\/p>\n

    PLAN FOR SECURITY. \u00a0It’s a must in today’s cyber wars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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