Hi there.
I am just confused if servers. can also be hacked. I am aware that some of the websites can be hacked and heard of some incident. Does it mean servers can be that prone to hacking as well?
Please share thoughts about it and I would really appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
Joey
In common language, a web server is a program that stores files and makes them accessible via the internet. It can be attacked to access sensitive information from the files, execute commands or install malicious software. This may cause web server to crash making service unavailable, misdirecting traffic to the fake or malicious websites, fooling individuals to give their personal information, account nos., etc. leading to identity theft and worse of all, infecting your computer with a virus. We have heard of banks, financial institutions and government agencies experiencing hacking incidents in their systems.
Primary reason why servers can be hacked is due to lack of strict security or regular preventive measures adopted to prevent unauthorized access into the system. Samples of security measures include
* installing antivirus softwares and firewalls or scanning systems,
*patching the operating and web server systems to fix the bugs, as well as securing its installations and configurations, use of hard-to-guess pastwords,
*removing default and unused accounts, changing default ports and settings to custom port and settings.
Technical preventive measures have been discussed by earlier posts as shown above.
Recognizing the grave threat and ill effects brought by these attackers to their business, companies now are becoming wiser by adopting a good back-up system and installing safety measures to protect their security and their clients. Lately we have experienced notice from some of our supported companies requesting to change our passwords on their sites on a regular basis.
