how to protect my web site from hackers?

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Hacker attacks are not unusual. Even highly secured sites of banks and government are subject to hacker’s attacks.

Aplus.Net monitors constantly the servers and undertakes all necessary measures to prevent hacker’s attack. However we need your assistance in accomplishing this.

Please follow the simple rules below to reduce the risk of hacker’s attack and provide an easy path of recovery.

1. Keep your password secret. Change it from time to time especially after disclosing it to third parties for maintenance or web design work.
2. Do not use simple word for a password. Many hackers use dictionaries and run all possible words to find a password match. Here are some examples:
1. River - This is a weak password, too short and easy to find in dictionary.
2. 8003774678 – Not good either, using your phone number, your birthday, your street address, etc. may be easy for you to remember, but also easy for others to break in.
3. mfs – using your initials or any short combination of letters is not good. Short passwords are easier to break and not recommended.
4. Co4lo5ra3do7 – this is a good password. It uses some simple logical rule known to you only to blend two strings (your state Colorado and first 4 digits of your phone) easy to remember. In other words it is still easy to remember and hard to hack.
3. Always create backup copy of your files and keep it in secure place.
4. Notify us immediately by e-mail to support@aplus.net about any suspicious activity at your web site.

Do you comply with those recommendations? If not go to your web control panel at http://cp.aplus.net and change your password as a first step. Quick and easy prevention work can save a lot of hassles.

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