Website Design Spalding Lincolnshire
Spalding is located in South Holland at the centre of a major region of vegetable and flower cultivation, due to the rich silty soil, which mainly comprises drained, recovered marshland or estuary. Within Spalding and the surrounding areas you will find many garden centres and plant nurseries, as well as a thriving agricultural industry and various vegetable packing plants.
The main vegetables grown in the rich fertile soils are carrots, potatoes, peas, barley, wheat, oats, lettuce, broccoli, spinach, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and kale. The vast majority of these are grown to be sold to the larger concerns such as supermarkets and food processors.
Spalding is often Known as The Heart of the Fens, and has been long famous as a centre of the tulip bulb industry. Unfortunately the flower industry has become less important since the early 21st century which has resulted in a marked decrease to the spring rows of brightly coloured tulip fields in bloom. Interestingly at its peak, the Spalding Tulip Parade attracted more than one hundred thousand visitors, but by 2012, fewer than forty thousand attended
Spalding facts
- Spalding has plenty to offer for enjoyment and to keep you entertained. There are a numerous historic buildings, with four excellent museums in and around the town. An active arts centre stages concerts, theatre productions and film screenings ( though this has been subject to Covid lockdown) along with the sports complex.
- The River Welland which flows through Spalding is home to the famous Spalding Water Taxi ( think of Venice without the Cornettos), which launched in July 2005 and runs from Easter until October. The water taxi is a very popular tourist attraction, providing a thirty-minute single journey from the High Street to the award-winning Springfields Shopping Outlet and Gardens and back
- The population of Spalding is just over 28,000. (Thirty one thousand if the large village of Pinchbeck to the north of the town is included)
- Interesting watery fact – in 1763 the only Road from and to Spalding was called Horsegate Roft. If you look on a map it is shown on a map as the present line of the A16. All other transport to and from Spalding was via water.
- Spalding is recognised for its agricultural and food heritage and boasts some great companies Tillso with their machines that drive down costs, improve soil quality and yields. Food Conveyor systems designed and manufactured by Wrightfield
Website Design Spalding – Make Sure Your Website is Secure
Below are listed the 4 most most common website security vulnerabilities you must make sure your website is protected against
1. CROSS SITE SCRIPTING (XSS)
Cross-site scripting (XSS) targets an application’s users by injecting code, usually a client-side script such as JavaScript, into a web application’s output. The concept of XSS is to manipulate client-side scripts of a web application to execute in the manner desired by the attacker. XSS allows attackers to execute scripts in the victim’s browser which can hijack user sessions, deface websites or redirect the user to malicious sites.
2. SQL INJECTIONS
SQL injection is a type of web application security vulnerability in which an attacker attempts to use application code to access or corrupt database content. If successful, this allows the attacker to create, read, update, alter, or delete data stored in the back-end database.
SQL injection is one of the most prevalent types of web application security vulnerabilities.
3. INSECURE DIRECT OBJECT REFERENCES
Insecure direct object reference is when a web application exposes a reference to an internal implementation object. Internal implementation objects include files, database records, directories and database keys. When an application exposes a reference to one of these objects in a URL, hackers can manipulate it to gain access to a user’s personal data.
4. BROKEN AUTHENTICATION & SESSION MANAGEMENT
Broken authentication and session management encompass several security issues, all of them having to do with maintaining the identity of a user. If authentication credentials and session identifiers are not protected at all times, an attacker can hijack an active session and assume the identity of a user.
Making your website secure as a minimum you need the following
- Source Code repository and back ups
- Routine application maintenance where your CMS is updated with security enhancements
- Periodic security scans to test your website for vulnerabilities or ‘back doors’
- Periodic security audits where penetration testing is done.
- Make sure that you have strong, secure passwords to access your website content management system