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Computerworld: Most webmasters don't know how their sites got hacked

March 22, 2012 4:55pm

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  • #1 / Mar 22, 2012 4:55pm

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    By Lucian Constantin
    March 22, 2012 01:14 PM ET

    “Most owners of compromised websites don’t know how their sites got hacked into and only 6 percent detect the malicious activity on their own…

    “The new Compromised Websites: An Owner’s Perspective report is based on a survey of over 600 website administrators and owners that was carried out over several months…

    “The leading cause of website compromises appears to be outdated content management software (CMS). This was indicated as a reason for their websites being hacked by 20 percent of respondents.”

    Link to article on Computerworld

  • #2 / Apr 16, 2012 12:55pm

    Quality Media

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    If you sign up for google webmaster tools google will send you an message if there is malicious code on your website.

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