Setting up a developer blog is a huge step in the right direction that can allow you to expand your income and share your knowledge with interested parties. Although creating this blog might not be difficult for those with web development experience, especially using tools like Hashnode, this does not mean that your website will automatically be protected from the many cyberthreats that are out there.
Top 3 Security Tips for Full-Stack Developers in 2024
Try Out SASE
Whether your Developer Blog is protected or not comes back to your network security. If the network you are accessing your blog from is not secure, you might find that malware and other cyberthreats can easily corrupt and steal data from your blog, too. However, rather than panicking that your network is vulnerable to the internet crime that is out there, you should instead look into SASE security. If you are uncertain how SASE could help you, you should conduct digital research into ‘What is SASE’? SASE can centralize and simplify all your security controls and ensure that security can be implemented no matter where you are accessing your blog from. It can also incorporate security methods such as firewalls and web gateways to ensure that your network is as impenetrable as possible. This will enable you to relax when you are designing your blog.
Get an SSL Certificate
Many bloggers develop their websites without any way to keep them secure when they are starting to be used by the general public. This could mean that it easily becomes a target for cybercriminals. This is where an SSL certificate comes in. An SSL certificate means that all of your website’s data is automatically encrypted and that the identity of your website is authenticated. If a website has an SSL certificate, you will notice that its web address begins with ‘https’. This can encourage people to trust your website and can set it apart from any fraudulent versions that crop up. There are a few different options when it comes to SSL certificates, though. If you are looking for an SSL certificate for your blog only, you will usually only need a single domain SSL certificate, but if your blog is an offshoot of a company website, you might need a wildcard SSL certificate. Developers who create their blog using Hashnode will automatically get an SSL certificate.
Copyright Your Blog
If your blog becomes popular, you might find that criminals try to create fake versions of your website and steal your content. This can be incredibly upsetting and can demean all the work that you have put into your blog. If you are worried that your content will be up for grabs as soon as you put it online, you should look into copyrighting your blog. Any original content that you create can be copyrighted, as well as images that you have taken and posted yourself. To ensure that your blog maintains copyright, you should add a copyright notice to the footer of your website. You should also consider watermarking any images that you use and state your stance on copyright in the terms of use. Many of the platforms that you will build your blog on automatically put in place copyright measures to protect your content.
