This is crucial for WordPress websites, where the attacker relies on changing some files that are important and somehow made accessible. This is kind of what happens in a DNS-poisoning attack, except that this time the server will be compromised, and the attack will likely go unnoticed. Changes to these files, if not intentional, can mean a security compromise, the result being stolen information, or worse, the information being fed from a corrupted source. Security attacksĪlmost all web applications store some configuration data in their environment or config files (WordPress users will recognize the wp-config.php file). When a website changes, it can mean a lot of very important things. I’d like to argue that all these conclusions are misguided. Perhaps they’ve been conditioned into thinking that this is out of reach that maybe it’s not possible, or is it so complicated that the resources spent are not worth it? It’s a surprise that business owners don’t think of website changes more often, even for content-driven websites, where content is make-or-break for the business. Now the question is, should you bother? Why website changes matter Collectively, let’s call them “website changes.” What you can control (monitor), however, is the content included in the website, be it the code files themselves, the pages and posts, the images and other files stored on the server, and so on. You cannot control who visits your website, what kind of ways people are using to fool/break the system, and what customers are saying about it. But in business, surprises are unwelcome, especially when your website is concerned.įor businesses that run online, keeping a handle on everything seems impossible.
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