Protect from hacking and be alert on changes in your web content

LONDON - Aug. 12, 2013 - PRLog -- The Internet Watch Foundation charity has told BBC Radio Five Live it had received 227 reports about the sickening new trend over the last six weeks, with the websites of dozens of businessesInvolved. 

The websites of large organisations can offer a tempting target to the hackers if site managers are unaware of what’s on their pages, and what links have crept in. 

The Sitemorse software engine allows users of our services to protect themselves against hacking, with the ability to 'know' what’s on their pages, keeping a copy of what should be being delivered, allowing a regular check of what’s actually being delivered and then comparing  the content four times every hour. 

Having a website hacked will damage your organisation’s brand, remove confidence in both the site and the brand, and this can have consequences across your entire organisation. There are many examples of organisations unwittingly hosting “phishing” attacks, where scammers look for users financial details, or where links to ‘malware’ unknowingly find their way onto hacked sites.

But the sinister new trend exposed by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has been on the rise for the past two months, often with the “worst of the worst” images of abuse uploaded surreptitiously to legitimate sites. 

The charity said the attackers had created an "orphan folder" on the computers and then uploaded hundreds of offending images to it - effectively creating a new section on the retailer's website which was not linked to any of its other pages. Hackers then hijacked links on "adult" sites so that if a visitor clicked on one of the affected pornographic images or videos they would be directed to the offending material. 

The IWF's technical researcher, Sarah Smith, said more than two dozen businesses across the world had had the servers they used compromised. Administrators of the sites involved might be unaware of the problem until someone complained, she added. 

“For more than a decade, Sitemorse has helped organisations to build confidence in their online presence.” Said Sitemorse CEO, Lawrence Shaw. 

“Our software-as-a-service platform allows clients to keep a watchful eye on their content on a 24/7 basis, protecting your online assets and reputation by continually monitoring and comparing what’s contained on key pages. 

“The service operates much faster and more comprehensively than any manual form of testing, allowing website owners and managers peace of mind as well as freeing up their valuable time” he added. 

About Sitemorse 

Sitemorse is a trusted and mature company which over the last decade has developed a unique technology to provide a range of products which help keep any organisation’s websites running efficiently and compliantly. 

Sitemorse has developed a unique software engine providing the power behind a range of invaluable products which enable organisations to really know what they have online, maintain a high level of digital governance and keep ahead of international web compliance requirements. 

Market-leading products powered by the unique Sitemorse engine keep the websites of hundreds of organisations efficient and compliant and help web operators provide a great experience for many millions of their web users. 

The innovative Sitemorse engine underpins our Governisation, Web Manager’s Toolkit, Cookie Reports and Venobia products and is constantly being developed. 

We offer a confidential internal 'company wide' website testing and benchmarking service - allowing you to review the position of all the sites in your organisation. Contact us to request further details and / or an example. 

For further Information: Geoff Paddock, Head of Communications on +44 207 183 5588gpaddock@Sitemorse.com