Blog/Site Security 1 * Keeping Your Site Protected (Summary) #SocialCafe 3.6
#SocialCafe Chat Topic: Blog/Site Security 1 * Keeping Your Site Protected
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- As an entrepreneur, do you have a blog security game plan?
Speaking from experience in the IT world (as in programmer and CTO, as well as system administrator responsible for security for the firm), you can never be too careful when it comes to security. It is good to see that we are taking steps to do the best we can for our blogs/sites.
While most hosts do pretty well, it doesn’t hurt to keep an eye on the security measures and ensure that they (the host) is on top of it and know what they are doing. Too many horror stories about hosts that were supposed to know what they were doing and botched someone’s site with the “Oh well” response. But, hey, that is why we are having this topic series on #SocialCafe. :)
@socialwebcafe A1, Yes I do from both my end and the hosts end #socialcafe— Tamara W (@tamarawilson) February 12, 2014 | @socialwebcafe my host has protection... but I don't have any on my end... #SocialCafe #TBW— Busy Being Jennifer (@BusyBeingJenn) February 12, 2014 |
- What steps did/would you take to come up with your security game plan?
Can’t say enough about those backups! And, timely, successful backups (not just one from 10 years ago... lol).
A2 If I had to pick 1 step, it would be back-ups. Then, if your site is hit, you *could* recreate and import from backup #SocialCafe #TBW— Deborah (@socialwebcafe) February 12, 2014 | #TBW A2 Agreeing on backups SO HARD RN--I have any VITAL stuff backed up from my laptop onto a hard drive AND onto cloud #socialcafe— Clay Knight (@mettaworldwar) February 12, 2014 |
- Which tools have you found helpful in identifying your site security needs?
Yes, good point, Marisa. There are security plugins that limit the number of logins and that is a good plugin to have on your site.
And, Clay - good one! Common sense (and educate yourself in the area of security; ask experts.
A3: make passwords even more difficult to crack. Also I have heard of there being ways to limit the # of login attempts. #SocialCafe— Marisa (@MoppetMissy) February 12, 2014 | A3 Heh, again hard to apply this one but I'd argue from ANY standpoint common sense is the most useful tool in the arsenal #TBW #socialcafe— Clay Knight (@mettaworldwar) February 12, 2014 |
- What will you be implementing or researching after this chat?
Ah, Clay, don’t be too hard on yourself. That is why we are here discussing it, to help each other out on this, eh? And, good for you Christin, doing some research. That is a great idea for all of us. :)
A4 I need to backup recent content actually and I've been putting it off and now I feel like the worst content owner ever #TBW #socialcafe— Clay Knight (@mettaworldwar) February 12, 2014 | A4: I agree with @KatieSpurgin I think I'll look into specific cases of hacking, just in case! #socialcafe— Christin T (@ctw130x) February 12, 2014 |
Final Thoughts and Action Steps
And, I agree with Pam - great that many of us haven’t had anything bad happen yet, so we have time to prepare ;) And, to agree with Da Vinci, that is what this series is all about, so we look forward to seeing you at the next #SocialCafe ;)
@KatieSpurgin I just started thinking about security of my blog (thank goodness nothing happened) now I know what to watch for! #socialcafe— Pam (@PinkMama68) February 12, 2014 | @BusyBeingJenn We'll be covering more on this series and giving sites you can use too :) #SocialCafe #TBW— The Blog Workshop :) (@TheBlogWorkshop) February 12, 2014 |
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#SocialCafe Twitter Chat Announcement
This SocialWebCafe Twitter Event is about Blog/Site Security 1 * Keeping Your Site Protected.
About this Topic/Event
We started a new series on blog security, data backups, and keeping safe with your web site or blog.
During this series, we examined different plugins and software, coming up with a plan that works well for each of us and our special circumstances.
Twitter Event Details
- Date: 02/11/2014
- Time: 6:00 pm PST/PDT (9:00 pm EST/EDT).
- Hashtag: #SocialCafe
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Twitter Event Questions
- As an entrepreneur, do you have a blog security game plan?
- What steps did/would you take to come up with your security game plan?
- Which tools have you found helpful in identifying your site security needs?
- What will you be implementing or researching after this chat?
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