Security Preparedness Checklist

Step 1

Define the goal

You’ll confirm the prevention basics and have a written first-hour plan with the right contacts.

You’ll finish withA completed checklist and an incident contact plan.

Time15 min

Learn the background first: Lesson 16: What happens if your website gets hacked?

Step 2

Gather information

Collect only what you need for this exercise. Tick each one as you have it ready.

Your website open in a browser
Your host’s support contact
Your password manager

The Site Desk never asks for passwords, card numbers or other secrets. Keep those in a password manager.

Step 3

Follow the instructions

1
Padlock check
Open several pages. The address should start with https and show a padlock.
2
Safe Browsing check
Look up your domain at Google’s Safe Browsing site status.
3
Who to call
Know your host’s support contact and your web team’s. Write them down here.

Step 4

Record your results

Step 5

Verify completion

The padlock shows on every page I checked
I know who to call and how
My first-hour plan is written down

Step 6

Choose your next action

Continue learningLesson 17: Why is your website loading slowly? Open my improvement planEverything your exercises found, ranked. Printable resourceWebsite Security Checklist

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