On May 9, 2025, NRK ran a major news story on digital security. In it, the National Security Authority (NSM) warned that many small and medium-sized businesses take security too lightly. Should you feel affected?
The warning from NSM came in connection with the launch of a new report on the security challenges facing Norway in the years to come. They also devoted a lot of space to digital security.
The fact is that if your website isn’t consistently updated, you’ll face more than slow performance, broken features, and weaker search rankings. You also expose yourself to security vulnerabilities and potential entry points for attackers.
What is hacking?
On this page, we have gathered some information and tips on how to avoid hacking.
You might picture a teenager in a bedroom, or a hacker team in another country systematically hunting for state secrets. But no—the vast majority of hackers today are robots (bots). Bots scan the internet for weaknesses and outdated software. Hacking happens constantly and everywhere.
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Safety is important - so stay up to date!
5 quick tips for a more secure website
- Always update your CMS, themes and extensions to the latest version!
Outdated software is the main entry point for hackers. Therefore, make sure to update often so that you close the biggest security gaps. Either do this yourself or get your supplier to keep your pages updated. - Make sure your hosting is secure (SSL)
You can quickly check this by seeing if the address on your website starts with https:// and not http://. The "S" means that SSL is installed and data between the visitor and the website is encrypted. Demand SSL encryption from your hosting provider! Read more about SSL here. - Make it difficult to guess your username and password
Create a long password. Feel free to mix letters, numbers and characters to make it extra difficult for the hacker. And don't use your password in multiple places. - Make a backup!
In the unlikely event of an accident, it's good to have something to roll back to. - Turn off the comments section
Comment fields are an easy entry point for hackers. For example, they flood the server with traffic. This slows down the pages and the cleanup job quickly becomes huge. If you have a website on WordPress, you can do it this way.
Scared?
You don't have to be. Just make sure you keep your website updated. Either with the help of your supplier, or by visiting and updating on your own. We offer separate maintenance agreements for our customers.
Just keep in mind that software updates can also cause small errors on your website, but usually not so big that they can be solved with a little technical help.
Safety is important - so stay up to date!
If you want to sign a maintenance agreement or want to know more about website maintenance and updating, we'd love to talk to you!