- Malware Protection and Website security are issues that many small and medium-sized businesses do not address.
- Businesses of all sizes may be held liable for hacking, malware and virus issues related to their websites.
- When website applications are breached, enormous amounts of sensitive business data can be lost.
- This can include your customers’ or employees’ data.
- In addition, you may be held liable for the computers of visitors to your site becoming infected.
- According to Verizon’s 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report, web application attacks more than doubled in 2013 to become the #1 cause of data security incidents.
Case Studies of Website Security Issues Resolved by Intelisec Malware Protection
Case #1
- A local non-profit organization had their site hacked through vulnerabilities in their online forms.
- A website security check and analysis were performed.
- We updated and hardened their forms.
- We hardened 30 different parts of the sites, including the images and template directories.
- No new incidents have occurred since their site has been on our service.
Case #2
- A Peoria business was the victim of a malware infection on their web site.
- Google reported the site as hacked in search results.
- A website security check and analysis were performed.
- A vulnerability was discovered in their home page image slider.
- We removed malware from 5 different parts of the site.
- We hardened the site to prevent further infections.
- Google removed the hacking notification.
Case #3
- Another local business web site was hacked, due to leaving an iPad on an airplane.
- A website security check and analysis were performed.
- A vulnerability was also discovered, due to web site software not being regularly updated.
- Several fake admin accounts were discovered, with multiple malware infections.
- Spam files were discovered in the site, links to drug sites.
- We updated the software, removed malware and spam, and hardened the site.
- No new infections.