Cyber Threats:

An event that damages organizational operations by affecting their confidential data, assets, or even Nation through unauthorized access, addition, deletion, modification or omitting the information.
Examples:
Phishing, malware attack, Bulk email attack, HTTP attack, Distributed denial of services(DDoS) , Cross-site scripting, SQL injection, Broken authentication, Password based attacks , Fuzzing.

Importance of Cyber Security:

Cyber security has great importance in today’s digital world. Slowly, we are switching towards digital world.
Internet has made our wide earth a global village. Where there are so many advantages attached to it , there are also high risks of cyber attacks which can result into financial losses breach of privacy & damage to goodwill.
1- Websites should be highly secured to tackle the cyber threats. Webhosting security is the critical aspect of protecting your website from cyber threats.
Security Measures:
Following are security measures to take with webhosting to safeguard your website.

1- Secured Web host:

Select a web host which offers strong protection against unwanted cyber attacks. Web host should provide multiple security measures. Websites managed by competent web host are not easily attacked. Select the web host that use secure protocols such as HTTPS & SSL to safeguard your
website and data.
Https & SSL :
Both are protocol used to provide a secure communication channel between a web server and a web browser. HTTPS is an extension of standard HTTP protocol and uses SSL / TLS to encrypt the data communicated b/w server and Browser.

2- Updated Software:

Keep your software up-to-date. Outdated software is vulnerable to cyber threats and can adversely affect your website’s security. When security of website hurts, it can have long lasting effects on your website. Updated Content Management System (CMS) can reduce the security threats. More updated the software , more secured your website will be. Updated software can detect the newest attacks and prevent them to destroy your website , data , credentials and login information.

3- Use of Strong Passwords:

Unique & strong passwords can lower the half of security risks. Use of typically strong passwords for all accounts associated with your website including web hosting account , CMS and email accounts. Avoid simple and easy passwords that can be guessed easily. Use alphabets , number and random symbols to make your password strong.
Strong passwords act like guard protecting the gate. When entrance is made strict , unwanted virus cannot enter easily which enhances the security.

4) Restrictions on Access:

Limit access to your website and hosting account. Where only authorized users can access website, there are low chances of being attacked. There should be difficult methods to access your site. Cyber threatening entities should be discouraged badly when they try to damage your data on website. Technically designed procedures play vital role in protecting your website.

5) Check Website Activity:

Check website activity regularly to identify any suspicious activity or unauthorized access. Use Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to protect your website. The systems should be sensitive enough to detect the attack and warn us giving alerting notification.

6) Backup your website:

Backup your website regularly and save backup files securely off-site too. So that you can restore your website in case of any mishap(data loss or security/privacy breach).
1- In case of server crash, a hacker attack or any other unfortunate event that causes data loss, having backup of your website will enable you to recover your data.
2- Having backups, you can protect your data from unauthorized access.
3- While having backup, you can easily move your website to new hosting server.
4- A backup can save your time and money needed to recover your website in case of data loss.

7) Use Anti DDoS protection & Firewalls:

Using Anti DDoS protection and Firewalls are critical steps in protecting your website. By selecting right solutions,
configuring them and keeping them up-to-date, you can prevent broad range security threats from damaging your website.
Anti DDoS protection :
It is designed to mitigate the impact of DDoS attack which can overload your network & servers making your online services unavailable to users.
1- It involves combination of techniques such as traffic redirection to detect and block malicious traffic.
2- There are various Anti DDoS solutions available ranging from clouds based services to on premises appliances each having their own pros and cons.

Firewalls:

They are the component of network security and provide protection by controlling and monitoring traffic between networks. They can be implemented in both hardware and software forms.
1- They can enforce authentication and authorization policies such as requiring a username & password to access website.
2- They filter data based on IP address, port number, protocol type etc whether it is allowed or not.
3- Firewalls can detect and prevent known attacks and exploits such as buffer overflow attacks & SQL injection attacks.
4- They can provide support for (VPNs) which allow remote users to connect to corporate network over the internet securely