{"id":28810,"date":"2022-04-14T16:50:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T13:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adcore.com\/blog\/?p=28810"},"modified":"2023-07-17T13:53:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T10:53:31","slug":"9-security-strategies-every-ecommerce-website-owner-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adcore.com\/blog\/9-security-strategies-every-ecommerce-website-owner-should-know\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Security Strategies Every Ecommerce Website Owner Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28810\" class=\"elementor elementor-28810\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cbe778 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cbe778\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef0239f\" data-id=\"ef0239f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2d3c1a MicroFont elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e2d3c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 24-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When your business relies on an <\/span><b>eCommerce website<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to bring in revenue, security becomes one of the most important things to consider. It is hard to make sales when people cannot trust you with their information and purchasing power.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/market\/article\/best-website-builders-17530994.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">building your website<\/a>, these are nine different strategies to help protect your website from potential attacks and always keep your customers safe.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e9488f elementor-toc--minimized-on-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"75e9488f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__75e9488f\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__75e9488f\" class=\"elementor-toc__body elementor-toc__list-items--collapsible\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2183a51f MicroFont elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2183a51f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1. Always keep your software updated<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you may have a security plan already, chances are, you can improve it. The best way to increase any security is to review it and update it with new strategies. Here are some other great ways to stay on top of your <\/span><b>eCommerce website<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> security.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30cb1205 MicroFont elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30cb1205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>2. Encrypt passwords and do not store them<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of storing client passwords, you should use a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/computer-science\/hashing-algorithm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hashing algorithm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to encrypt their passwords and store that encrypted value.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is easy to understand why: Storing plain text passwords means anyone who can get a hold of your database could log in as any user. If users change their passwords, they will not log in because they do not know the password.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On top of that, if one of your servers is compromised, thieves would only get encrypted values that mean nothing without the key to decrypt them. They would not be able to see usernames or email addresses either. Both pieces of information are part of spear phishing attacks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35222e12 MicroFont elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35222e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>3. Use secure communication channels<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might have heard of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or <a href=\"https:\/\/nordlayer.com\/learn\/vpn\/tls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transport Layer Security (TLS)<\/a>. These are protocols designed to ensure that communication between your website and its users is secure. Enabling these protocols on your website is one of the simplest security steps for you. You should enable HTTPS for all pages that contain user data, especially those related to payments or credit card information.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e419d75 MicroFont elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e419d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>4. Install 2-factor authentication<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most <\/span><b>eCommerce websites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provide users with a means of security called two-factor authentication. It provides users with an extra layer of security, which is especially important when talking about user accounts and other sensitive data.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It ensures that nobody can get into your account without knowing your login credentials and physical access to your smartphone.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would help if you were using<\/span> <b>2FA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (two-factor authentication). 2FA ensures that all of your customers are safe from attack \u2013 for more details, check out our definitive guide on implementing it today.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2813d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"2813d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"29329\" class=\"elementor elementor-29329\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-486a9019 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"486a9019\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed64254\" data-id=\"6ed64254\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281ae6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"281ae6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 24-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adcore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Group-10466.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28055\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc8e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dc8e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 24-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">E-commerce website owner? Keeping your website secured should be on top of your mind so, we gathered 9 security strategies to assure your site is protected.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a81652 MicroFont elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13a81652\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>5. Encrypt data in transit with SSL\/TLS encryption<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You cannot always encrypt information on a user&#8217;s computer. However, you can certainly make sure it never leaves your website in an unencrypted format.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always use a secure web connection (HTTPS) when transferring sensitive data, including credit card numbers. It will protect against snooping and man-in-the-middle attacks that could steal personal information or alter card details. One of your <\/span><b>security strategies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> should include SSL\/TLS encryption.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of multiple domains or subdomains, you may wonder which SSL should you choose? The answer is multi-domain SSL that secures all domains\/subdomains under a single certificate. When businesses<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapsslshop.com\/uc-san-ssl-certificates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <b>buy<\/b> <b>multi-domain SSL<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> certificates, they are helping to do more than secure their websites. They are saving money and administration hassles.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use a firewall, intrusion detection system, and intrusion prevention system.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Ecommerce websites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are a target for hackers, so all online merchants should use some security software.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At their most basic level, firewalls keep hackers out by blocking access to sensitive files. Intrusion detection systems monitor traffic for incoming and outgoing suspicious activity on your website. Intrusion prevention systems can also stop an attack from ever gaining traction.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c646b00 MicroFont elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c646b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>6. Require strong passwords<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A strong password is hard to guess. Suppose your password is more secure, then it makes it harder for anyone to hack your account and buy items without your consent.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most online retailers suggest passwords be at least eight characters long with letters, numbers, and symbols. But we recommend a length of sixteen or more characters for maximum security.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think hackers can crack through codes easily (like on CSI), remember that computers spend hours trying to unlock secure websites. They try millions of different combinations. Make sure you are using a reputable site when creating passwords so they cannot just steal them from other sites.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7707ac87 MicroFont elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7707ac87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>7. Use additional security plugins<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Installing additional security plugins is a straightforward way to beef up your site&#8217;s security and protect it from vulnerabilities or security threats.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you can, avoid installing only one plugin for extra protection and monitor any potential vulnerabilities associated with that particular plugin.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if you install WordPress Security Plus, it is vital to know about the recent vulnerability; found in its real-time malware scanning feature. 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Keep ready-to-use backups<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if you are backing up your site or database, it does not do much good if you cannot get to that backup in a pinch. You should be able to restore your site to its last backup within 24 hours at any given time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How long it takes to recover from an attack will depend on how much damage there was and whether or not there are backups available for restoring. But we should at least be able to answer yes to both of these questions: Is our website backed up? Can we restore those backups in less than 24 hours? Ensure all employees know how critical it is, not only for their sake but also for yours and their customers!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ca2b46 MicroFont elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35ca2b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>9. Patch software vulnerabilities as soon as possible<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of your eCommerce business&#8217;s worst nightmares is known<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopedia.kaspersky.com\/knowledge\/software-vulnerabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> software vulnerability<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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