Jason Finnerty is the founder of Time2GetOnLine
VICTORIA – Is your WordPress website secure?
Every business owner should know that their website is secure, but if not, Jason Finnerty and the team at Time2GetOnLine.com are able to help.
Finnerty started Time2GetOnLine in 2017, and they’ve found a real niche in providing services that prevent security threats from abandoned plugins, outdated themes and core WordPress files. Beyond security concerns, this is particularly important because of the impact poor site performance can have on Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
“Managed WordPress hosting helps protect the online reputation of businesses,” says Finnerty. “Our servers have firewalls and resources in place to keep things secure for our hosting clients.
“We have malware detection software baked in, and we can leverage content delivery networks (CDNs) to mitigate risk by creating another layer of protection for your site. We use powerful tools to keep the bad actors out, without making it too difficult for your team to access your site to make necessary updates.
“And customer access isn’t negatively affected. The people visiting your site will see what you want them to see, not what the hackers are trying to get out of them.
“Errors like ‘this site is not secure, and phishing sites trying to steal user credentials happen because people haven’t kept their sites up to date,” he observes. “Using plug-ins that are no longer supported and older versions of software increase your risk of being attacked and infiltrated. WordPress is a phenomenal platform, but it’s not a ‘set it and forget it’ – if you don’t keep it secure, it’s just a matter of time before someone else takes it over.
“This can have a pretty major impact on your SEO, because if your site is labelled insecure or it has malware, Google might de-list you. It happens all the time.”
The recent cyberattack of London Drugs by hackers demanding a king’s ransom by threatening to release valuable, private information from customers, should send shock–waves throughout the business world. It could happen to anyone, anywhere, especially if they don’t have a built-in defence system or reliable team to thwart such attempts.
The best defence against this is to employ consistent systems, dedicated processes, and strong, reliable tools using industry best practices to keep the sites safe and secure, which Time2GetOnline offers.
“We’ve rescued other sites,” Finnerty notes. “If your site has been compromised or you’ve lost a domain or lost access to a site, we may be able to help with that. An ounce of prevention is the best step, but there are other ways to recover from issues.
“We can migrate people over from whatever server they’re on to our server as well,” he adds. “Backups are great, so when stuff happens – and it’s not ‘if’, it’s when – we can usually restore the site to an earlier, uncompromised version. The hackers are smart and motivated, but minimizing the risk, building in additional security, and having the redundancy of the backups can get you back up and running if you’ve been compromised.
“Protecting our client’s online presence is our number one priority.”
