Now more than ever protecting your data and website is vital for any business’ success – not only for you but for your visitors and customers too. Finding the right products and services to help provide the right kind of security for you can be overwhelming and stressful – but don’t panic! In this blog post, we’ve put together a list of products you can use that will give you the best protection, as well as some blogs and guides on how to use them.

Of course, if you have any questions or would like to chat to someone about your security options, please get in touch. Our team is available 24/7, over the phone (0333 0142 700) or on live chat.

SSL

Of all the ways you can protect your website, getting an SSL certificate is the best place to start. 

An SSL certificate is a certification that verifies a website and provides a secure connection over the internet – most commonly between a user’s browser and the website they’re visiting. It shows your site visitors that you take both yours and their security seriously. 

The main benefit to an SSL is, as we’ve mentioned, protection. It encrypts the data being transferred to and from a site and stops it from being read by anyone malicious. 

Of course, this isn’t the only benefit. An SSL also reduces the risk of phishing, increases your search engine ranking, secures customer payments and shows visitors that you’re a site to trust. 

There’s many different types of SSL certificates, each having a different level of validation. If you’d like a full breakdown of this, you can find it on our blog.

Our Website Builder and WordPress packages give you a free lifetime SSL certificate, so your website will be protected right from the off!

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Domain Guard

Protecting your domain from third-party access and malicious attacks is vital to keeping your information safe. Domain Guard is an add-on which can be applied to any domain you have registered with Fasthosts. If you’ve already got a domain, you can purchase Domain Guard through your control panel. Or when you buy your new domain, you can add this feature at checkout.

Domain Guard stops hackers from accessing and changing your domain settings without your permission. It also prevents third-parties from viewing the personal details that you registered your domain with. 

You might be asking yourself, why should I bother to protect my domain? Domain Guard not only protects you and your information, but it also protects your visitors. Hackers can access your domain records, make unauthorised changes and redirect your site visitors to fraudulent sites. They can manipulate your domain settings and pretend to be the owners of your domain.

But using Domain Guard isn’t the only way you can secure your domain. Check out the blog posts below for some more tips and tricks.

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Site Scan + Repair

If you’re looking to give your website security a boost, look no further than Site Scan. As an addition to our WordPress and Web Hosting packages, Site Scan is a professional protection tool that scans your website for threats to keep both you and your visitors safe from attacks. 

With this, you’ll get Malware Scan, Reputation Monitoring, Spam and Blocked List (Blacklist) Monitoring, and Platform Scan for WordPress. If you already have a package with us, Site Scan will be enabled automatically for free.

And if you want to enhance your security even further, for just £6/month/domain, you can purchase Site Scan + Repair. With this add-on, you’ll benefit from even more features, like Vulnerability Scan, Automatic Malware Removal and Sitelock Seal of Approval.

For a full breakdown of what’s included with Site Scan and Repair, check out our blog post below.

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Acronis Cyber Protect

Backing up your website is an essential, but easy-to-forget step in keeping your data safe. Luckily you don’t have to worry about that anymore! Acronis Cyber Protect is the one-stop backup solution for your business. It provides everything you need and more, all under one, secure roof. 

With Cyber Protect, you get:

  • Automatic backups
  • Data encryption and password protection
  • Two-factor authentication for your Fasthosts account
  • Enhanced disaster recovery
  • Antimalware and antivirus
  • And much more…

Plus, you can protect any of your devices and applications. Downtime is money, so don’t lose out. Choose your backup schedule, the type of backup and how long they’re stored for, so that if the worst happens you’re covered.

And if you need any more convincing, check out these blogs on why backing up your data is so important. 

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A few extras

So we’ve covered all the products you can get with us to protect your website and business. Of course this isn’t an exhaustive list of everything that’s out there, but we’re just pointing you in the right direction and showing what’s on offer with us. 

And if you weren’t sick of reading yet, here’s a few more blog posts with some extra tips and tricks to help boost your security!

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Need help?

If you need any assistance finding the right security solution for you, or have any other questions, our team is here to help, 24/7. Just give us a call on 0333 0142 700 or message us via live chat. 

And be sure to keep an eye on our blog for more interesting articles, helpful insights and product guides.