After all the effort you put into your blog, you are earning a good sum of money every day. You did SEO on your domain, bought your own domain name, optimized your domain for Google AdSense and everything, and you’re a happy person. One day after you come back from work/school/whatever, you log into your blog and suddenly your blog is not what it used to be.

someone hacked your blog

Today I will talk about the steps you need to take to protect your blog from potential hacker attacks. This guide contains the basics of the basics of how you can protect your blog. I hope these steps are simple enough for everyone to understand, if not you can always ask me.

1. Get an antivirus program and update your database regularly
Sometimes there are… ‘bugs’ or ‘flaws’ in your antivirus programs and if you don’t update them regularly, hackers can take advantage of the situation and compromise the security of your blog.

2. Use your antivirus program to scan your computer regularly
Even with the antivirus program installed, traces of spyware/malware/adware may still be left on your computer. Destroy those things and hackers will have a harder time cracking your blog.

3. Install Firewall on your computer
Install a firewall program on your computer to prevent unwanted transfer of files through the hackers’ computer and yours

4. Be careful what websites you visit, especially adult ones
Adult websites are plagued with malicious viruses. Don’t go there if you can because it is possible that these viruses can enter your computer without your knowledge.

5. Destroy spyware with your anti-spyware program or prevent it with said Firewall
Spywares are viruses that hackers use to obtain your confidential information and use it for their own benefit. Destroy them with your anti-spyware programs before they destroy you.

6. Be mindful when disclosing your personal information to anyone on the web
Make sure that the websites where you buy their products or use their services are trustworthy websites. Internet scams are rampant (everywhere), so be sure to provide your personal information only to companies you can trust.

7. Follow the news about computer virus outbreaks
As an old saying goes: it is always better to prevent the problem than to cure it when you have one.

I hope the tips given are useful for you. That’s all for today, see you