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As much as the net has open doors for opportunities, it has also opened up ditches of vulnerabilities. Websites which are the backbone of the world wide web (www) are a lot more vulnerable and prone to attacks. Attacks can happen for various reason with budding hackers hacking for fun and criminals hacking into secure data and using it illegally for gain. There is also a section called ethical hackers who hack for good purpose.

So if you have a website or blog, by now you know what your website stand upto. Dynamic websites are more prone to attack as one can various advantage in the PHP design. Once attacked, the hacker can deface your website, delete data or steal them. First and foremost it is very important to backup your data at regular intervals. Then try to tighten the security for your website.

As part of their information awareness initiative, a Bangalore based web solutions company We45 is providing free scan for your website to gauge loopholes and to check if it is prone to hacking. It will also provide free feedback on what you can do to secure your site. The registration for this free service will be taken only upto 30th June, 2010. To register, please click here

I personally experienced hacking a few times my websites wherein the hacker used to inject bad codes in PHP script files of software. And it is quite cumbersome to clean your site. Further it hampers you search results on Google and these days Google is very strict on malaware and it bans the site temporarily pending cleanup.

Website: http://www.we45.com/

Facebook was serious right from the beginning about security. It had taken measures like one cannot see your complete profile unless you add as a friend. At the turn of 2010 Facebook again upgraded it security and privacy features. I found a few good tips which can help you. So thought of sharing it here. Recently, I saw in Rediffmail asking its users prominently not to click on any suspicious link in their account. Likewise, do not click on any link in facebook if you feel suspicious. As Facebook also allows various applications to connect to your account, so you should be careful while deciding which application to allow.

It came to notice earlier that if your account is hacked then it may be used to sent unsolicited comments on other’s wall which lead to you being labeled as a spammer. So follow the best practice be safe. Happy social networking!

Check a video demonstration on Facebook privacy settings:

Review your security at Facebook from time and try keep yourself updated. Go through the complete privacy settings to have a first hand understanding. This way you will know where you stand.