A safe website ?!

It has been in the news a lot lately: the leakage of personal data, often by large companies, which is therefore immediately nailed to the pillory. The government is also putting increasing pressure on companies to secure their data as well as possible. Take, for example, the law 'Duty to report data leaks', which will take effect from the beginning of next year. This means that fines can be imposed on companies that, for example, leak customer data ... The question of whether your website is safe is therefore becoming increasingly relevant.

The hunt for personal data
Hackers have been hunting private data since the beginning of the internet. The way it is done has changed over time. Since the arrival of the firewall, among other things, the techniques have increasingly focused on other input sources. This down to the smallest level, for example via a single form field on your website.

Cat and mouse game
Imagine you're smart, fix the leak and you're done, safe again. Unfortunately (red button sound), tomorrow a new method will be found, putting you at risk again. What to do? The best solution would be to constantly monitor and fix issues surrounding the security of your website. There is no so-called 'silver bullit' so that all your problems are solved in one go. It remains a running cat and mouse game between hackers and security guards.

With this in mind, is it entirely justified what happens to companies that leak data? Is the new government law fair? Yes and no. In principle, companies cannot always do something about it, period. But on the other hand, there is the question of whether companies are satisfied with it.

Cheap in the end expensive buy?
Very often the security of the website is a neglected child that only comes up when it is too late. Companies think they can benefit from having their webshop developed by a smart neighbor with glasses, or prefer to spend more money on a cool photo slider, instead of having a security scan of their website performed, for example. Unjustified? No, not at all, as long as the issue of safety is not forgotten.

Cause for concern?
Whether you have reason to worry depends entirely on your website. If you have a simple website about a lizard, take it easy. Do you have a smoothly running webshop with a customer base or are your company transitioning to the Cloud? Then it is smart to discuss the subject with a specialist who can determine where the greatest risks lie for you in the field of safety. Of course we are also happy to help with this.

Some self-control questions:
1. How do I feel about the security of my website?
2. Do I have customer data online or in the Cloud?
3. Do I have personnel data online or in the Cloud?
4. Is my website out of date?

If the answer to the last three questions is 'yes', put the security of your website or webshop on the agenda!