5 Ways to Keep Your Ecommerce Store in Safe Hands
Imagine you run a local shop. Would you let people give you fake payment details, or let them walk out without paying? Just because you’re selling online doesn’t mean you can let your guard down. Keeping a close eye on security is vital for online retailers who want to prevent hacking and keep their ecommerce website safe — online security should be a top priority to protect customers’ personally identifiable information.
1. Encrypt
Encryption technologies are evolving rapidly to stay ahead of cyber criminals. As a precaution, always encrypt your passwords and other sensitive information. If you’re storing customer data on your computer, consider encrypting your hard disk, and never send potentially private data in plain text.
2. Don't Collect or Save Customer Data You Don't Need
How can anyone steal data you don’t have? Don’t save any private customer data that isn’t essential to your business. While processing credit cards, use an encrypted checkout tunnel to eliminate the need for your servers to ever see the customer’s credit card data.
3. Choose a Hosting Provider Carefully
Your hosting provider should be just as invested in your success as you are — look for one that performs regular network monitoring, keeps comprehensive logs, performs regular backups, provides written policies for breaches, and employs at least 128 bit AES encryption.
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4. Test, Fix, Repeat
Constant testing of your ecommerce site, immediate attention to problems, and ongoing monitoring should never end — security is an ongoing process, not a one-time fix. If your site accepts credit or debit cards, you’ll be required to test your network annually with third party testers.
5. Configure Perimeter Defences
Configuring a firewall correctly requires time and effort. Work directly with your provider to ensure regular monitoring and testing, and make sure you have reputation defences, intrusion prevention services, data loss prevention and detection, advanced threat detection, DDoS protection, and antivirus and fraud management services.
If you are looking to safeguard your website, then you are at the right place. Libra Web Solutions transformed around 80 ecommerce ventures for customers from UK, Australia, India, and Hong Kong, Singapore since 2008. Bring your queries to us at info@librawebsolutions.com for an immediate solution.
Sharmila specializes in business development, lead generation, and customer service. She has an interest in bringing traditional businesses online, and currently handles business development and customer support at Libra Web Solutions.