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📈 The Growth of E-Commerce
The ecommerce industry has experienced a massive shift in recent years as the underlying technology has become more widely available. Platforms that provide end to end technology have allowed everyday citizens to start their own ecommerce business from their homes, these include B2C, B2C and DTC with millions in revenue.
Traditional e-commerce companies build their platforms from the bottom up, managing their own infrastructure and development. As ecommerce providers such as Shopify and Salsify emerge, the e-commerce industry is experiencing rapid growth as roadblocks are being removed and access to technology democratized.
🔫 The Biggest Threats to Your E-Commerce Site
E-Commerce is a popular target for cyberattacks due to their access to personal and financial data. The potential impact of a breach could have monetary consequences and negative impact on reputation. Here are three of the ten biggest threats that SecureState protects against.
💳 Insecure Payment Gateways
Payment gateways should be provisioned with the highest security including multiple layers of anti-fraud tools and complete encryption. PCI DSS is a standard compliance requirement that is needed to support the protection of data of credit card holders from fraud and breaches.
🔢 Exposed Data
SQL injection is a major risk to e-commerce sites that insecurely store data in an SQL database. If not properly validated, a malicious query injected into a packaged payload can give the attacker access to view and even manipulate any information in a database.
🔓 Insecure APIs
APIs are often developed with inadequate authentication with is exploited to provide access to systems and data. The increased use of open source software using a component based development approach creates a threat. For instance, a developer could download components from public online Docker hubs that are unknowingly tainted with cryptocurrency mining code.
🔑 How To Secure Your E-Commerce Platform
Security can never be automated, but the right combination of automated tools and skilled security engineers can optimize your security and protect you and your customers from cyberattacks.
SecureState’s unique approach combines proactive security testing with reactive automated tools to provide 360 degree security coverage. Security engineers are available 24/7 and work directly with your team to provide continuous security.