Nowadays, a website has become an essential tool for marketing. More than that, it is also a crucial tool if you want to obtain any kind of information from your customers. Thanks to all the analytics available and data monitoring, a website makes the acquisition of information extremely easy. Vulnerable websites are easy to attack, and attacks can have not only reputational but also financial and other damages to our business over time. But what are these? What are the most common factors that make websites vulnerable? Today we are going to take a look at the most common mistakes you should avoid making sure your website is secure. 

Most common mistakes

Now, without further ado let’s take a quick look at the most common mistakes:

#1 Coding errors

The very first is a mistake made by human factors. During the creation of a website, even the most experienced software engineers can find 15-50 errors in 10,000 lines of code.

#2 Incorrect configuration

Misconfiguration is a widespread problem that can happen when developing websites. It mostly means that unnecessary or unused features were enabled during website creation, default accounts, passwords, default or incomplete configurations that never changed, etc. The point is that the wrong configurations are detected by the attackers and thus they can access confidential data.

#3 Website update

Updating your website is one of the easiest security maintenance measures in web development, but also one of the most neglected. It is advisable to update the content management system, plugins, themes, extensions, and the server itself.

#4 Shared storage

The idea of shared hosting can seem very tempting because it is more cost-effective than other solutions. If you want to learn more about hosting, check out our latest articles where we discuss the most popular hosting types and all you need to know about them. Ultimately, however, opting for a shared hosting provider may even cost you more than other hosting solutions. There are two main problems with using shared hosting. One is that the speed and performance of the website are affected, and the other is that it has security limitations. With the latter, for example, not only the strengths are shared, but also the weaknesses, so for example, if the attacker gains access to one website, he also has access to the others.

Final Thoughts

So, in our article, we covered the most common causes of website vulnerabilities. A website can become vulnerable and attackable for several reasons, but they can all be eliminated with little more attention. Developers and website owners tend to have a headache because creating secure websites requires money. But just think about how much you can save with the investment. Creating a secure website and avoiding all the above mentioned mistakes reduces significantly the risk, not to mention the money, time, and energy you can save by having a well-made, top-notch website that is bulletproof.