What is secure website development?

Many efforts are being  made to provide security for sites  and their development, nowadays, the security issue is one of the obstacles that prevent the widespread  development of sites, so we must be able to maintain website security along with the development of them, sometimes programmers make mistakes that cause the website to be easily exploited by hackers. As a result, strategies should be considered while developing sites; the security of a site is so important because cyberattacks may be carried out by hackers, and the information that users have entered to the website may be abused, which has led all website owners to try to ensure the security of their site, one of the solutions is that you can use some kind of programming languages which are being less penetrated by hackers. You should pay attention to the fact that in most cases, small mistakes in programming lead to irreparable damage to the site.

The following strategies can be effective in increasing site security:

Installing security software:
You must be sure to use  security software  While programming and designing the website, which we will mention some of the best security software available in the following.

- ESET Endpoint Protection Standard:

This software is very suitable for small sites owners who want to  increase the security  of their websites and cannot spend a lot of money because it is budget-friendly security software, and it allows the site to be managed remotely by its users.

- Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud:

This software is very easy to use and can  increase the security of the site, but it also has weaknesses, one of which is the inability of this software to report.

- Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services:

This software protects the website from most of the threats posed by the use of  malware  on the site and keeps it safe.

- Avast Business Antivirus Pro Plus:

This software can be used easily and also provides many features to increase the security of the site, but the point that you should know about this software is that it has a weak point in supporting sites through mobile devices.

- McAfee Endpoint Protection Essential for SMB:

It is one of the best options for protecting small sites, which has great reporting capabilities and causes more users to attract to this software in order to increase the security of their site.

- Kaspersky Small Office Security:

One of the important features of this software is having a pre-configured system for maximum protection of the site, which can significantly increase its security and is one of the recommended software programs to  make your website as secure  as possible.

Remove the admin page from public access:

If the admin page is hacked, the site will face serious problems; if you want to prevent such things from happening, the best thing to do is to get help from coding, which you need to pay attention to some points and follow some tips to do it correctly so that  hackers cannot easily attack  the page.

SLL in site design:

SLL in  site design  can help a lot to increase site security; in fact, this protocol is used to secure the insecure protocols, in other words, when the website information is passing through an insecure communication channel such as the Internet, a series of encryption algorithm are placed on the site information via SLL to prevent the information from being hacked while transferring, it is also important to note that users choose sites that use SLL in their design to get their desired results and the answers of their questions, but you may be wondering how we can tell if a site has used SLL or not, for recognizing it, you must pay attention to the site address, which "HTTPS" must be written instead of "HTTP," where "s" at the end of HTTP indicates the phrase "secure," also in this case a lock symbol is seen in the browser through which you can understand that the site is secure.

Use high-security content management systems in website design:

A content management system is actually a software system containing tools for managing websites; most web users can also use these content management systems to design and launch their site even without programming knowledge; various features should be considered while choosing these systems, one of the most important features that the selected system should have is security.  WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, etc., are content management systems that can be used according to the purpose you have in designing the site and also the level of security you need for your website.

Choose the right language for programming:

There are many languages for site programming that you should choose the best possible programming language according to your goal in  creating the site, which we will introduce a number of programming languages to you in the following.

- python:

This programming language is one of the top ten programming languages in the world, which has many advantages that make people use it. Still, it should be noted that one of the disadvantages of this language is the slower execution of codes than other programming languages.

- Ruby:

Ruby is a specialized programming language that is a bit difficult to work with, and if you are newly starting, it is better to think of other options.

In general, it is not possible to say which programming language provides more security for your site. It is necessary to choose the best possible language according to the goal you have in  designing the website.

Install antivirus on your PC:

While  programming and designing a site, you should pay attention to your personal computer and make sure that it is safe because there may be malicious files on your computer that can cause all the information on your computer to be in danger. As a result, you can get help from existing antiviruses; the best ones can be mentioned as follows.

- Bit Defender:

There are many  antiviruses  that each one has features that may make them superior to others. This antivirus can scan the virus at a very high speed, which is why it is superior to competitors.

- Sophos home:

This antivirus is for free, like the previous one, and offers many features to the user.

Do not save the password:

For better development of the site, you should constantly check it and log in through the site management panel, where some people save their password by the browser for easier and faster access, which is dangerous and affects the  security of the site  because when you give your computer to someone else, he/she can easily access all parts of your site and make changes that may destroy your website.

Check all the information entered by the user:

There may be illegal characters in the data sent by the user, which causes damage to the site as well as its security, so all the information that users enter the site should be examined.

Check the security bugs of the site:

Even if you observe all the applicable points to increase the security level of the site in programming, site design, etc., you may still be notified of bugs by users or by checking your site; the best solution is to fix all the bugs quickly to increase the security of it and provide users with a good user experience, not paying attention to this point can cause the sites to gradually gain low security and be attacked by many hackers.

Last word:

Nowadays,  website development  is of great importance, for the correct and principled development of sites, you must pay attention to some points so that you can achieve your desired results, one of them is to observe all the tips that cause site security, in this article we tried to mention the importance programming process, site design, etc., if you pay attention to them, you can create a good site and be successful as soon as possible due to the fact that users will be attracted to high-quality websites which is one of the factors that you need to be successful.