Being hacked is one of the unfortunate facts of life for a web site. Of the most heavily attacked, open source and commercial CMS (Content Management Systems) programs are at the top of the list. Secure information such as credit card numbers, banking information and other confidential items could be leaking from ones own web site and often one wouldn’t even be aware of it. How can web site owners combat this constant barrage of attacks and security leaks? Simply by utilizing security software that incorporates itself into an existing CMS setup.
CMS programs covered
SecureLive is a CMS security tool that easily incorporates into many major CMS programs – WordPress, Joomla, Magento and more. The products offered by SecureLive seem to be more heavily geared toward Joomla but it appears as though the company is striving to ensure as many different CMS and PHP programs normally used are included. One CMS program that it does not work with just yet is Drupal. However, support for Drupal is pending and should be released soon.
Live monitoring
This program works in real-time and is a live monitoring service that increases the security for web sites containing secure information. As soon as a web site has been attacked, SecureLive immediately sends a notification of the attack to the server administrator. Information regarding the attacker is captured and saved. A notification is also sent to the SecureLive staff enabling them to file a report with the appropriate entities so that immediate action can be taken against the attackers. All alerts and notifications can be sent either by text messages or emails.
Products offered
SecureLive offers ten different products to suit specific needs. There are products specific to online blogs, shopping carts, forms, forums and analytics. All separate software programs run $197 each. If needing a complete system encompassing all different aspects of an online web site, SecureLive offers SecureLiveMax. At $497, this software is a combination of other products offered – SecureBLOG, SecureCART, SecureFORM, SecureFORUM and SecureANALYTICS.
Add-on services
Beyond the actual programs offered, SecureLive also offers add-on products. SecureLive PLUS is an add-on that places a dedicated admin within one’s system to allow for system adjustments and quick follow ups on site security violations. For a complete server security optimization, the company offers SecureRX as another product add-on. For those who have had the misfortune of already being the victim of an attack, SecureLive also offers SecureRESCUE – a de-hacking service that repairs a hacked server and gets it back online as soon as possible.
Support
The SecureLive web site has a few areas one can utilize for support should it be needed. The support forum area and Q&A area seem to be rather sparse but the company does offer a toll free support number to call. Perhaps as the product grows and becomes more well-known, the support sections for the company’s web site will be expanded.
Conclusion
As threats and attacks to web sites increase on a daily basis, growing not only in number but sophistication, the need for employing good security measures is paramount. One of a business’ most important assets can be their online web site – ensuring good customer relations, gather new customers and getting their product or service out there for the general surfing public. Putting into place a good, solid security program to safeguard not only the web site but the secure information that is entailed with customer relations is just good business sense.
