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This is our last post in this series on security. We hope you have found the articles helpful in arming you with the knowledge and tools you need to protect your website against attack. This final article highlights a website firewall by Sucuri. It is an optional step in security, but we think it’s the best investment a website owner can make.
Sucuri’s Defensive and Offensive Strategy
Sucuri’s website firewall and monitoring service is a custom web-based defensive solution built on multiple defensive layers and technologies. This solution includes (Warning: geek speak ahead):
- Intrusion Detection System – just like you may have on your house to alert the authorities there is an intruder in your house. Sucuri monitors the site and gives provides almost real-time feedback on the security state of the website. So if there’s a problem, you will know about it quickly.
- Intrusion Prevention System – The system anticipates where vulnerabilities are and prevents access to intruders who might try to leverage these vulnerabilities.
- Website Application Firewall – The system stops traffic to your site from undesirable sources and actually speeds up the user experience by caching the website files for faster delivery to website users.
Hack Cleanup
But best of all, if there’s a hack, Sucuri will clean it up. Consider this client experience. We had a new client come to us who’s site had been hacked. Their current developer spent a week “cleaning it up”, but two weeks later, it became apparent there was still malicious code on the server. We contacted Sucuri right away to clean up the site and within 2 hours, the site was given a clean bill of health and the client hasn’t had a problem since.
Hack Prevention
100% of our clients who use Sucuri have not experienced a single intrusion of their website. In July 2016 alone, Sucuri blocked 4000 potentially malicious requests per D3 client (on average). By preventing access to potential hackers, it frees the website to deliver content to potential clients at faster speeds and with less server resources. It’s really a win-win for everyone.
Sucuri Implementation by D3
Setting up Sucuri is easy to do, but it does require some technical experience. That is why we offer this as an add-on to our hosting services. Only you can decide if you want to use this service, but we highly recommend it as a great insurance policy for your website. If you would like to talk further about whether Sucuri is right for you, please contact us today.
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Testimonials
D3 Website Solutions came as qualified referral from trusted tech provider, Carolinas NetCare. Previously, we were a loyal, 15 year client of another provider. Service subsequently declined with the provider eventually failing. Laura took on our renovation project with undivided attention. She is always very patient in understanding our needs. Her guidance & insight is invaluable in building our site to best reflect our business. We greatly appreciate the excellent service & tremendous value we received.
We sought out the expertise of Laura and D3 solutions based on the recommendations of trusted colleagues and the need for a web developer who could understand our unique needs. Laura’s reputation is well earned as she was able to deliver a truly incredible product that exceeded all of our expectations. Her communication was timely and through a balanced combination of expertise and creativity, she was able to transform rough sketches and basic ideas into a captivating website that now serves as the centerpiece of our mission and work. Laura was patient with our questions and sensitive to our concerns. In every possible way, D3 Solutions demonstrated the highest level of customer service. In the end it became increasingly clear that for Laura and D3 Solutions, the people they serve are far more than clients, they are partners.
D3 Solutions is my go-to company for web development and website hosting. They provide solutions I can feel confident in, stable and secure servers and responsive customer service, all at a price I find very competitive. I could not do what I do without a partner like D3 Solutions.
We reached out to Laura at D3 Solutions after our website had a security breach. She was extremely responsive and had the issue cleared up right away!
It has been a true joy working with Laura! She was involved from the initial thoughts and concepts of what we wanted in a website to then seeing our vision fully realized in a very professional and attractive site. Laura helped us work through ideas, and offered expertise in how to best implement them in a manner that made sense and was best utilized by our target audience. We are thankful that the relationship is ongoing with advice and troubleshooting being just a phone call or email away. I highly recommend you consider Laura for your website design and development!
A couple of years ago I hired a company to rebuild my website, and when the process stalled out, Laura came in and salvaged what could have been a disaster. Since that time she has worked to maintain my website and has proven to be highly skillful in what she does, responsive, and ethical. I would recommend her without any hesitation.
Laura is a fantastic web developer! She’s developed three websites for me and it’s unbelievable how quickly she can get a project done! She’s decisive and thorough, but also creative and understands the whole process and how everything fits together. One of the things I appreciate most about working with Laura is that she’s very dependable and responds to emails within the hour. Her training videos explain things clearly and easily, even to a novice like myself. Thinking of creating a website? You can’t find anyone better than Laura.