Preventing Cyber Attacks on Your Radio Station Website

For more/deeper show notes visit: https://www.skyrocketradio.com/podcast/preventing-cyber-attacks-on-your-radio-station-website. If you’ve ever been hacked or had your identity stolen online, you likely have some PTSD from it and view security differently now. So many of us haven’t been hacked or had our identity stolen, so we continue to do things that open ourselves up to intrusions. It seems like every day or week there’s a new headline about another app or website being hacked. Cyber-attacks happen much more often. A successful intrusion can result in a huge loss in traffic and revenue if your site has crashed or been suspended on your hosting provider. It could even result in identity theft of your content creators, administrators, and possibly your members if you run a membership site. No matter how big or small your website is, or how awesome your hosting provider or website service is, you can still become a target. So, it is very important to secure your websites, which means putting protection in place and doing what we can to fend off attackers. The stats are amazing… Cyber-attacks happen once every 39 seconds. 95% of cyberattacks are due to human error. Cybercrime costs the United States economy a reported $3.5 billion each year. Globally, an estimated 30,000 websites are hacked each day. 43% of cyber-attacks target small businesses. Only 14% of small businesses are prepared to defend themselves. It takes 196 days on average to identify a data breach. Have a Comprehensive Security Plan Ensure Proper Contacts Are Prominent/Accessible Continuously Monitor Your Site Make Frequent Backups Use Secure/Strong Passwords Implement Access Control Measures Check/Clean Spam Comments Scan Your Local Computers Do not let your website staff fall victim to security fatigue. It’s everyone’s responsibility to ensure the station website is safe and secure. Web-based malware and spyware attacks are on the rise, so do all that you can to ensure your team is security-minded so that your website is protected and not an easy target. Want to upgrade your radio station website?  We'd love to help.  Reach out to us.