Is a headless CMS secure?

Another concern that brands face when migrating their CMS platform is security. Unfortunately, many traditional CMS platforms, like Drupal, have shown vulnerabilities in their security measures.

At the same time, this doesn’t mean that a headless CMS is automatically more secure. Therefore, it’s essential that IT teams only shortlist and select headless CMSs with strong track records as well as security technologies and protocols that protect against cyber attack.

For instance, when choosing a headless CMS, you should check if the platform provides authentication and authorization features out-of-the-box. For example, APIs should use industry standards for security like OAuth2, and should have throttling features to prevent DDoS attacks.

Since headless CMS are API-first, they’re likely implementing API security practices by default, but it’s a good idea to inquire about these features before migrating.

In addition, IT teams should implement other practices for server security like requiring HTTPS for network communication, whitelisting of IP addresses, and ensuring secure connections to other third-party software integrations like eCommerce, email marketing, and more.

In the end, a headless CMS can be secure if it’s APIs follow industry standards and IT teams ensure the infrastructure uses security practices, but it comes down to the individual implementation not just the software chosen.