{"id":53372,"date":"2018-12-15T05:01:40","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T05:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.babyhealthandcare.com\/top-5-ways-to-keep-your-drupal-theme-secure-from-online-threats\/"},"modified":"2018-12-15T05:01:40","modified_gmt":"2018-12-15T05:01:40","slug":"top-5-ways-to-keep-your-drupal-theme-secure-from-online-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.babyhealthandcare.com\/de\/top-5-ways-to-keep-your-drupal-theme-secure-from-online-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Ways to Keep Your Drupal Theme Secure from Online Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Drupal continues to be one of the most popular content management frameworks for websites and blogs today. After all, it\u2019s developer-friendly, open source, flexible, and capable of building advanced websites easily. However, just like other platforms, it\u2019s not completely safe from cyber attacks and data breaches which is why it\u2019s highly recommended that you use advanced antivirus programs, VPN services, etc. You can find all the information about these on this site.<\/p>\n

If you want to protect your Drupal website from common online threats, then you should also take the following measures:<\/p>\n

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1<\/span>Use Login Security Module<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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The login page is easily one of the most important pages of your website. It\u2019s the first line of defense which is why you can\u2019t have it compromised at any cost.<\/p>\n

To safeguard the login page, one of the best measures that you can take is the installation of the Login Security module. It allows you to prevent unauthorized visitors from accessing your website by limiting the login attempts. It can also send you an email alert if someone tries to access the login page through brute force methods.<\/p>\n

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2<\/span>Updating Drupal Core and Modules Regularly<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

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To ensure that your Drupal website has the highest level of protection at all times, you must update its core and modules on a regular basis. This is because these updates patch vulnerabilities and add new mechanisms to protect your website from the emerging threats.<\/p>\n

Since updating Drupal files manually through FTP or Admin\u2019s interface can be time-consuming and rather inefficient, you can use Drush instead.<\/p>\n

Drush stands for Drupal Shell which is a scripting interface that allows you to run various commands to simplify processes like file updation. You can install and setup Drush easily and update the files with a single command which is:<\/p>\n

pm-update (alias: up)<\/em><\/p>\n

This will update all your modules and themes along with the Drupal core itself.<\/p>\n

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3<\/span>Switching to HTTPS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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In this age of the Internet where people use online services for shopping, booking movie tickets, paying bills, etc. the risk of online frauds has also increased considerably. Since the smart web users are learning how to spot a scam, you have to ensure that your Drupal website doesn\u2019t make them think it\u2019s a part of one. In that regard, one of the best things that you can do is switching from HTTP to HTTPS.<\/p>\n

HTTPS is a secure version of HTTP which is differentiated by the SSL certification. If your website is based on HTTPS protocol, its incoming and outgoing data are encrypted which means that no one can tap into the communication channel to access confidential information. This helps you in two ways:<\/p>\n