In this chapter, you learned why even the smallest website could be a big target for hackers. You also learned to help protect yourself by creating secure passwords, keeping your web scripts updated, maintaining regular backups, and watching for suspicious activity. If the worst happens and your site is hacked, you’ve learned that you need to contact your web host immediately, and what sort of information you need to provide them when you do. Once your site is back under your control you know how to restore and verify the data in your account and what steps to take to prevent this from ever happening again.
In the next chapter, we will explore many popular themes and add‑ons for cPanel.