Website Security

Hey Everyone,

Newb question for you all. I’ve been doing all of my web dev on CMS platforms like Shopify and WordPress where I know security it somehow built into the platform. However, to get a better handle on the basics of site-building, I’m going to create my portfolio site from scratch with just a text editor and Bootstrap.

When going this route, how do you approach security? Do you worry about it? If so, why? If it’s not a site that deals with sensitive info like an eCommerce site, would you bother? To what extent is this handled by your hosting provider?

Just trying to wrap my mind around an unfamiliar topic. Thanks in advance.