Five core strategies for website security protection: A practical guide to defending against global cyberattacks

A World Trade Organization (WTO) report shows that foreign trade companies experiencing data breaches suffer an average loss of $4.2 million , while websites using system protection have an attack interception rate of 99.6% (source: wto.org). The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) further states that unpatched vulnerabilities are the entry point for 97% of attacks (source: owasp.org).

1. Full transport layer encryption: armored protection for data flow

1. TLS 1.3 mandatory deployment

Enable HTTP/2 protocol on all domains (eliminating vulnerable protocols such as SSL 3.0)
Configure HSTS header (forcing browsers to encrypt connections)
Case : An equipment company blocked a man-in-the-middle attack, preventing the leakage of $2 million in order information

2. Automated Certificate Management

Automatic rotation of SSL certificates (cycle ≤ 90 days)
Monitor certificate chain integrity (prevent forged certificate attacks)

Complies with the ISO/IEC 27001 encryption standard (source: iso.org/standard/54534)

2. Application-layer defense in depth: blocking hacker attack chains

3. WAF Intelligent Rules Engine

■ Real-time interception of SQL injection (blocking attack statements such as "OR 1=1")

■ Identify cross-site scripting attacks (filter <script> tags)

■ Defense against CC attacks (automatically verifying real-person behavior)

Adopt OWASP CRS rule set (update frequency < 24 hours)

4. Zero Trust Access Control

Enable two-factor authentication (Google Authenticator/hardware key) in the key background
Minimize permissions by role (e.g. customer service only sees the order module)
The World Customs Organization (WCO) emphasizes that the main cause of internal leaks is the loss of control over authority (Source: wcoomd.org)

3. Data Asset Fortification: In-Depth Defense System

5. End-to-end encrypted storage

User password: bcrypt algorithm hash + random salt value
Payment information: PCI DSS compliant tokenization (original data is not stored)

6. Sensitive Data Desensitization Strategy

Hide customer email in the front desk (show pro***@company.com)
Automatically redact credit card numbers from log files
Comply with GDPR Article 32 "Data protection by design and by default"

4. Disaster Recovery and Emergency Response: The Lifeline of Business Continuity

7. 3-2-1 Backup Principle

3 copies of data → 2 storage media (SSD/tape) → 1 offline backup

Cross-border backup storage: German data centers are used in the EU region, and AWS S3 is used in the Americas region

8. Minute-level recovery mechanism

After the website is tampered with, it will be rolled back to a safe version within 15 minutes
When a database is attacked by ransomware, enable hot backup data 30 seconds ago

Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI) certification program (Source: drii.org)

5. Global Compliance Adaptation: Avoiding Legal Minefields

9. Dynamic Compliance Framework

EU users: Automatically enable GDPR cookie consent banner California customers: Force display of CCPA data rights statement Middle East sites: Block access from Israeli IPs (boycott compliance)