Update Software

The first thing you need to keep in mind to protect your website from hacking is keep your softwares up to date. Make sure the server operating system and any software on which you are running your website such as a CMS or forum is adequately secure and timely updated.

Software upgradation eliminates website security holes in software. These security gaps are the opportunity for the hackers to penetrate website security and harm your website. So it is always advisable to use managed hosting solution wherein the hosting company takes care of applying security updates to your operating system.

There are third party applications available for protecting your website from hacking, but if you install these make sure to apply any security patches on time. You can also softwares such as Composer, npm, or RubyGems to manage your software dependencies to increase website security.