SSL, HTTPS & Hardening

SSL has become increasingly important in the past couple of years, not only for securely transmitting information to and from your website, but also to increase visibility and lower the chances of being penalized.

SSL allows a website to be accessed over HTTPS, which encrypts data sent between visitors and web servers. Since 2014, SSL has been a ranking signal for SEO. Now, Google has started to flag non-HTTPS websites that transmit password and credit card data.

We’ve put together a free guide on how to implement SSL on your website. If you need assistance, you can reach out to us and learn how we can help you activate SSL/HTTPS via our cloud-based WAF.

Hardening Recommendations

We have a number of hardening recommendations for server administrators who possess knowledge of how .htaccess and wp-config.php files work.

[ Read Hardening Instructions ]

If you don't feel comfortable with these suggestions, we recommend using a website firewall that includes virtual hardening instead.