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5 Ways to Protect Your Ecommerce Business

CyberSecurity Insiders

This portrays a grim picture for ecommerce businesses — filled with data breaches and irate customers. As per our research, here are five tried-and-tested techniques to protect your ecommerce digital business from dangerous online frauds. Bot traffic to mobile applications account for a huge chunk of all bot traffic worldwide.

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One in nine online stores are leaking your data, says study

Malwarebytes

eCommerce security company Sansec has revealed it's found a number of online stores accidentally leaking highly sensitive data. In a post , the researchers said: "We have observed automated attacks against online stores, where thousands of possible backup names are tried over the course of multiple weeks. Change all passwords.

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4 Easy Steps to Protect Your WordPress Site

SiteLock

Whether just taking the plunge into the WordPress wonderland to launch a personal blog or full-fledged ecommerce site, or you’ve been using WordPress for a while now, it was a good choice. Backup Your Files and Database. Note that some premium plugins and themes are a button click away from the latest release. Use Strong Passwords.

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Why Would Someone Hack My Website?

SiteLock

Luckily Howard kept frequent backups of the church’s website. Website attacks can destroy site content, so backups are crucial to recovering damage. Julia’s eCommerce Site Goes Down In Style. Her customers can create and log in to their accounts using unique usernames and passwords.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 229 – News of the week

Security Affairs

White hat hacker demonstrated how to hack a million Instagram accounts. Magecart hackers compromise another 80 eCommerce sites. Ransomware attack hits DDS Safe backup service used by hundreds of dental offices. FIN6 recently expanded operations to target eCommerce sites.

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Are You Certain Your Website is Secure from Cyberattacks?

SiteLock

You might assume the majority of these attacks are aimed at eCommerce sites because they accept and store credit card information, but actually, the eCommerce sector accounts for only one percent of compromised websites. Make sure to do frequent backups on your website. Have a Back-up.

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The OWASP Top 10: Sensitive Data Exposure

SiteLock

With this information, cybercriminals can make fraudulent purchases, access a victim’s personal accounts, or even personal blackmail. This may depend on the type of website you own – if you run an eCommerce site, you’ll need to secure credit card numbers, while forums and customer portals should protect their users’ login credentials.