I've noticed many threads about what to do after the fact, but few preventative measures. (I did a search) There are some software programs out there that can make it nearly impossible to steal a site. Does anyone know them?
there are no programs that make it "nearly impossible to steal a site." copying a site is incredibly easy, regardless of the measures they put in place. the only thing you can really do is legally pursue people that have stolen your site/content.
I saw a program somewhere that did; I just can't remember the name of it. If someone knows the name, then we can at least debate how well it works. I think there is some rather complex programming one can do as well.
most programs that claim to be able to do this don't do much more than something silly like disabling right clicking.
Well, the only best solutions that I could think of are :- 1) Ensure that you do not use simple passwords for your control panel or site controls 2) Ensure that your server is secured and that no vulnerable scripts are found on your site to allow them entry into your account. 3) Lock your domain names. 4) Look are raw logs to see if there is any illegal log in attempts. Check your websites regularly. The thing is that anyone who gets hold of your password would inevitably be able to access anything.
You need to be realistic... is there any absolutely method to prevent a theft from entering your home...? Anyone the wishes entry will find a way... the fact that you website is public consider you home to be as open as a campaground text. Preventive measures are limit then to knowledge that you have the means to protect (registered) your assets to the full extend of the law (in this case copyright and IP).
What exactly are you trying to protect? Someone copying your code/images/content and using it elsewhere (easy)? Someone hacking your server and/or stealing your databases or stealing your domain names from you(hard)? Either way, paying for software to prevent these from happening is a good way to separate you from your cash and have you fund others X-mas fund while getting little to nothing (in terms of real added security)in return. Yet most people that buy these things, usually only really buy them for piece of mind, so the fact that their security only increased by a fraction of a percentage for a good chunk of cash, doesn't really bother them.
If you're worried about static HTML content and images being stolen, then there is nothing you can do. Think about it. Even if you HTML is encrypted beyond belief, the browser can still understand it when it receives it from your server. Therefore, if someone copies and pastes this same encrypted code into their webpage, all browsers will be able to understand that, seeing as how it is equivalent. there is nothing you can do. PHP scripts and so on that never get sent to the client side are harder to steal. You can't simply copy and paste. You must hack into the server. That is complex and rare.
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Money was transfferred by my business partner instead of directly through my account in order to avoid paypal fees. I'm contacting him now to resolve this, but he is probably some sort of scammer and I will end up having to pay for the site again....