 Hi, I'm Emma. And I'm Darlene. And it feels like a lot of things are out of our control at this moment. Spending a little time now to secure your website may help you feel more in control. And we could all use a little more of that right now. Businesses are relying even more on their websites right now. It's your main method of communicating with customers and you don't wanna lose it for any period of time. So here are a few things that are easy to do. You're gonna wanna use a strong password that's unique. Whether you're using WordPress, websites plus marketing or something else to create or host your website, having a strong password is priority number one. The last thing you need right now is for your accounts to become compromised. Exactly. So don't use the same password for more than one site and include letters, numbers, special characters, longer is better. Also avoid using easily identifiable information such as your spouse's name, your wedding date, your dog's name, and so on. And if you're struggling to manage your stronger passwords now that you've got them, consider using a password management system and enabling multi-factor authentication on every account. Use SSL encryption. If your customers are buying products directly from you, you need to make sure that your checkout process is encrypted with SSL. SSL encryption gives your e-commerce website HTTPS status instead of HTTP and it displays a lock icon in your customer's web browser URL field. Most importantly, SSL encryption secures any information transferred between your customer's web browser and your web server. In other words, it's much harder for hackers and cyber criminals to obtain personal information like credit card numbers. Use a malware scanner regularly and get automatic alerts. Most instances of malware are designed to be sneaky. They infiltrate your site completely unnoticed and start controlling user behavior or collecting user data for future use. A malware scanner can regularly alert you to when your computer is infected with malware. It can even provide you with simple instructions for how to remove it so it can't do any further damage. Proactively monitor your website activity. There are a variety of apps and online tools that you can use to monitor how users are accessing your site, including Google Analytics, which offers real-time user activity visualization. Above and beyond analytics tools, look for security monitoring tools that will scan your website at least once daily for suspicious activity. If you have a steady eye on your website at all times, you can notice if someone tries to instigate a cyber attack or if there's suspicious activity, such as a user trying to log in multiple times. There's no such thing as full-proof website security strategy. Every site can be hacked. However, most cyber criminals are pure opportunists going after the low-hanging fruit. If you're aware of the tactics the average cyber criminal uses and you follow these important website security tips, you'll prevent the vast majority of hacking and infection attempts against your website. Stay safe. Stay healthy.