Web Site Security

[Guest]

I have recently learned that creating and publishing a website is the easy
part. Knowing how to secure and protect your information is the real
challenge. I am using FP 2003 with tables and a Access database. I have a
form on the site where information is collected and stored to what I thought
was one file on my domain host. I began to notice that my files in _htdocs
began to grow, including files I did not create or publish. I then found
that my website has been copied and republished by more than one hacker.
With countless hours of research I have found that there are thousands of
pages that teach a person how to hack a FP website, but very few that
describe how to detect or prevent it. Can anyone help or give advice on how
to detect and prevent this? As a pay per click customer I can assure you
that the major search engine companies do not seem motivated about prevening
this. Thank You and May God Bless You...RH Christian Debt Consultants

 

[Guest]

If your host is going to be sloppy about security, there's not much you can
do about it other than changing to a reputable host that specializes in
Windows-based hosting.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
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|| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
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|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
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[Guest]

Thank You Jim,

Do you have any suggestoins? I am currently with Network Solutions, using
the Advanced Windows Hosting Package.

Thanks Again,
Rick

 

[Guest]

Take a look at:

What to Ask a Prospective Hosting Service
http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=9

especially the list of resources at the end.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*-----------------------------­-----------------------
|\----------------------------­-----------------------
|| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
||----------------------------­-----------------------
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/----------------------------­-----------------------
*-----------------------------­-----------------------

 

[JoeM]

I heard that acomhosting.com was a good hosting company, but who knows.