7 Quick and Easy Ways to Secure Drupal Website

Pankaj Kumar

Introduction

Drupal is a powerful platform with the potential to transform your business and the way you do business. However, it's also a system that can be manipulated by hackers and other criminal elements. To prevent these threats from attacking your website, you need to make sure you're using every tool available to secure your website. Here are seven ways to do just that:

Keep Your Drupal Version Updated

The next step is to ensure that your version of Drupal is current. This can be a little tricky because Drupal releases new versions on a regular basis, and often, there are several different versions to choose from.

To help you figure out which one you should use, check the website for your site: if it's not there, then chances are that you don't have access to the latest release yet!

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Use Secure Passwords

One of the most important things you can do to secure your Drupal site is to use strong passwords. To find out what makes a strong password, read our article on how to pick a good one. When it comes to securing your Drupal website, there are also some additional steps you should take:

Use different passwords for each account that has access to the same information or resources as other accounts (e.g, if you have two accounts on the same website). This way if someone gets into one account they won't be able make changes from another one without knowing both user names and passwords; also it prevents malware from spreading through shared folders or documents easily because none of them contain any sensitive information such as credit card numbers or social security numbers etc.

  1. Remove Unused Modules and Themes
  2. Remove unused modules and themes.
  3. Make sure you backup before removing.
  4. Make sure you know what you are doing, especially if there are any customizations in place for your website that may be hard to recreate after the removal of a module or theme.

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Secure Files Directory

The files directory is where all the files for your Drupal site are stored. You can set this directory to a specific permission level, but it's important to note that anyone who has access to your server can see these files as well. This isn't secure and could lead to data loss or malicious attacks on your website.

To secure your website from these security issues, you need to change the permissions of the files directory so only administrators have full control over it (or any other group with permissions). The easiest way of doing this is by using chmod 777 on Linux or 775 on Windows systems - this will ensure nobody else other than root has access except those who are authorized by yourself or another admin role holder (such as hosts).

Use a Web Application Firewall

The Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a security solution that monitors incoming and outgoing traffic, blocking suspicious activity. It can be used to block SQL injections, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other common attacks.

In this section we'll look at how you can integrate WAF into your Drupal site using VIPER (the Web Application Firewall Extension for Drupal).

Enable Security Recommendations Module

  1. Enable Security Recommendations Module
  2. This module is used to check for security issues in your Drupal website. It will help you to find potential security risks and fix them before they become a problem.
  3. Configure Firewall Rules in Varnish Cache Server
  4. Restrict Access with Apache's Security Headers

SSL Certificate and HTTPS Enabled Website

When it comes to securing your website, the most important thing is to use SSL certificates and HTTPS-enabled websites. This will prevent hackers from accessing your site and stealing data, which could be very dangerous for your business.

SSL certificates are used by websites that want to encrypt their traffic between the user's browser and server so that no one else can see what they're doing online. HTTPS is good because it's much more secure than HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). It's also important because Google Analytics uses HTTPS as well as other services like Adwords and Gmail!

7 Quick and Easy Ways to Secure Drupal Website

  1. Update your Drupal version
  2. Use secure passwords
  3. Remove unused modules and themes
  4. Secure files directory (if using a cloud storage provider)
  5. Use a web application firewall (WAF) like Cloudflare or Sucuri
  6. Enable the security recommendations module in the Nginx config file

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Conclusion

Hopefully, we’ve given you some good tips on how to secure your Drupal website. Using a web application firewall and using an SSL certificate are two of the best ways to make sure your site is safe. And by keeping it up-to-date, you can ensure that you have all the latest security patches.

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