Secure Your Website in 2025: What Still Gets Ignored

New tools and threats come and go, but some of the biggest security holes in 2025 are still… the basics. Here’s how to lock down your site for real.

🛡️ The 5 Most Ignored Web Threats

• ❌ No SSL — Still surprisingly common in 2025
• 🕳️ Outdated CMS/plugins — Big attack vector
• 🔓 No CSP headers — Allows XSS vectors
• 🧪 No input validation — Leads to SQL injection
• ⚠️ No 2FA on admin areas — Major access risk

🧰 Tooling to Fix These Fast

• **Use securityheaders.com** — Test HTTP headers in seconds
• **Install OWASP ZAP or Burp Suite** — For local pentests
• **Use npm audit & Snyk** — Scan your project dependencies

📦 Sample: Add Security Headers in Express.js

import helmet from 'helmet';
const app = express();
app.use(helmet()); // sets 15+ HTTP security headers automatically

🔐 Example: .htaccess Hardening

Header set X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff"
Header set X-Frame-Options "DENY"
Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'"

🚨 Set Up Automated Monitoring

• Use CronJobs to run `npm audit fix` weekly
• Deploy Fail2Ban or Cloudflare WAF
• Enable alerts for admin logins and errors

📘 Summary

• Fix SSL, headers, plugin updates immediately
• Use free tools to test vulnerabilities today
• Make monitoring and patching automatic

Download full security checklist PDF