How Secure is Your Website for 2022?
How secure is your website right now? Are you running a 21st century website on a 90s platform?
You can make a beautiful website on many different systems. Unlike a computer or other device used for visiting websites and doing business online, a server doesn’t have to keep up to keep your website up online. In fact, many business websites, even major ones, are running on some real dinosaurs!
You wouldn’t consider going online from your desktop or other device without being sure you had the latest security measures in place. Nor would you risk using an outdated operating system, or tired and worn hardware that could let you down and shut down communication with your customers.
Yet many businesses are running on equipment that is pretty shaky. Have you thought about that?
But replacing the infrastructure your business runs on could be very costly, right at a time when the economy is reeling from a pandemic and shrinking. Can you afford to replace old equipment and software? Is there another way?
There is. And it’s worth considering. You can outsource the monitoring of your system and website and let someone else worry about it for you.
It’s now possible to outsource your infrastructure, endpoint monitoring, and server security for a very low monthly cost, meaning there is no reason to continue risking your business because of cost or possible downtime.
With professional, cloud-based monitoring, you no longer need to worry when someone asks, “Just how secure is your website?” You can focus on your business and let someone else look after those details.
With that said, don’t simply rely on such a service as a substitute for old equipment. If you’re running your business on dinosaur hardware, consider budgeting to start replacing it, right now. Monitoring will keep you informed about a lot of things, such as DNS issues, network outages, downed servers, response time and even geotargeting at the city level, but if everything is on the verge of falling apart, no amount of monitoring is going to help you.
On the other hand, with an ongoing upgrade plan in place AND monitoring, you can keep track of all your equipment while you upgrade, replacing the most at-risk hardware and software first. This makes it much easier to bring everything up-to-date without breaking your budget.
How secure IS your website in 2022? It matters. Don’t let the store “burn down” because you haven’t been paying attention. Start planning your upgrades and ongoing updates today, and remember, monitoring is an important, inexpensive way to protect your investment.
You might think it an expense you don’t need to add at this time, but how expensive is it going to be when your system crashes and your business stops for an indefinite period while you scramble to fix the problems?
Without monitoring your system, you never know when it could happen. You do not know when a hard drive is suddenly going to die or worse, you server shuts down.
Replacing all your equipment and software might be a prohibitable expense at this time. But hiring experts to monitor everything for you is not expensive, and could save your business! Consider the small cost of expert, real-time monitoring vs the cost of going offline indefinitely. Which will cost you more? Many good businesses have gone down permanently due to old infrastructure and lack of attention.
You don’t have time to do everything, but you can’t afford not to watch your system. Today, it is now possible to outsource this process without breaking the bank, allowing you to concentrate on reaching your market and new ideas.
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