Website security is a make or break for your business. The potential ramifications of poor security can have a lasting impact on your brand and wipe out the time and effort dedicated to building your online presence. Using robust security measures for your website is critical in the prevention of cyber attacks that can be damaging to your business and your customers.
It is your responsibility to protect customer information by securing your website from cyber threats. A Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encrypts data to safeguard it from interception and is a critical element of your website security. Data that is transmitted between browsers, servers or devices can be accessed by a third party if the necessary security precautions are not taken. Once you have obtained the SSL certificate for your website in Sydney, you will be given a HTTPS address. The ‘S’ stands for security, showing all users that your website provides a more secure platform than the standard HTTP sites.
Your business has a legal and ethical obligation to manage sensitive customer information securely and there can be consequences if you fail to do so. If a third party is able to gain control of your website, they can delete, manipulate and post unsavoury content. If these issues are not resolved quickly it can diminish your credibility and brand perception. These changes won’t go unnoticed by search engines either, your rank is likely to change dramatically and could take up to six months to recover if it’s not managed appropriately.
Find a service provider that prioritises security. Large service providers that host too many websites require greater flexibility on their servers. However, with this flexibility comes an increased security risk. At FX Web Studio our servers are very restricted using a robust firewall to secure all data, hosting ONLY our clients and ONLY accessed by our team. We take a proactive approach to website security working to prevent potential cyber attacks and minimise down time in the event of a security breach. FX Web Studio offers free SSL certificates for websites hosted with us that works across most devices. However, clients managing sensitive information are advised to let the team organise the paid SSL certificate to ensure greater security.
Comprehensive web security measures should be taken to avoid a third party taking control of your website and some web companies are better equipped to do so. At FX Web Studio, we prioritise the security of your website to protect your business and your customers. Call us on 1300 090 401 today to organise a free security audit for your website!
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Our privacy policy contains information about collecting users’ personal details, processing clients’ information and data used to promote the products and services offered by FX Web Studio. We respect the right to privacy of our clients and therefore, we are committed to adhering to Australian privacy legislation and upholding the Australian principles of privacy.
At different points on our website, we may ask you for personal information including the email address you nominate, your name or phone number. We use this information to respond to your website requests, including website enquiries and information pack requests. We will only communicate with you using the email address or phone number you have provided.
We do not share your personal information with other companies.
We do not ask you for, access or track any location based information from your mobile device at any time while you are visiting our website.
As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This includes your IP address, browser type, entry/exit points, operating system and date/time stamp. This information does not identify individual users.
We use this information to analyse trends, administer the site, track user’s movements around the site and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We do not link this automatically-collected data to personally identifiable information.
Your browser may store ‘cookies’ while using our website. These are pieces of information sent by the server, stored on your computer to make it easier for users to log onto our services. We do not link information we store in cookies to any personal data you submit while using our website.
If you provide us with your email address, we will automatically add it to our mailing list. We will only send you information that we feel would be beneficial to you and your business. You may opt out but clicking the “Unsubscribe” link at the bottom of the email.
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this statement. We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time.