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Visa warns of new sophisticated credit card skimmer dubbed Baka

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The alert includes Indicators of Compromise and the following list of best practices and mitigation measures: • Institute recurring checks in eCommerce environments for communications with the C2s. Ensure familiarity and vigilance with code integrated into eCommerce environments via service providers.

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Visa Security Alert: 12 Steps to Keep Card Skimmers Off Your Website

SecureWorld News

Institute recurring checks in eCommerce environments for communications with the C2s. Ensure familiarity and vigilance with code integrated into eCommerce environments via service providers. Regularly scan and test eCommerce sites for vulnerabilities or malware. Ask questions and require a thorough report.

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4 Easy Steps to Protect Your WordPress Site

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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. Use Strong Passwords. Use strong, non-dictionary passwords for the WordPress admin and database users. And never reuse passwords.

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The Three Tenets of Zero Trust Security

SecureWorld News

Back then, much of the cybersecurity discussion might have been around strengthening passwords, updating anti-virus software, and maybe deploying the latest firewalls to protect the enterprise perimeter. The enterprise perimeter has been obliterated.

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What is a Website Vulnerability and How Can it be Exploited?

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Bypassing authentication to gain full control of the website. Change user passwords to hijack accounts. These types of attacks are particularly vexing for ecommerce and banking sites where attackers can gain access to sensitive financial information. Stealing customer information. Transfer funds from one account to another.

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The 2019 Database Gold Rush

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You are often required to provide your email address, date of birth, first and last name, and a password. In 2014 eBay announced that over 145 million users’ information had been stolen, including names, addresses, date of birth, and passwords. Now think about the type of data you enter when you create a new account on a website.

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How to Protect WordPress Sites from Exploitation

SecureWorld News

However, users must be mindful and methodical when setting up, for example, an eCommerce site in WordPress; it's wise to look beyond the real-world SEO benefits and design flexibility and consider factors like data integrity and security.

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