Website Hacked – How to secure it?

This article applies to general security of websites with emphasis on Linux cPanel based shared web hosting. These are some of the best practices that can help prevent hacking. And if the website gets hacked, some steps that should be taken to properly secure it.

1. Update Web Applications Regularly
First thing you should do is to check vendor/developer websites for all of the web scripts/applications (e.g. WordPress, Joomla, Drupal etc.) used in your account for any…