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Secure E-Commerce: What works? What doesn’t?

October 27, 2020 • Published by
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I’d like you to think about something: What, in your mind, is going to be the next mass exploitation of cardholder data affecting the secure e-commerce of small and medium online retailers? What simple mistake or mistakes are being consistently made by these retailers that will lead to the next rash of mass theft of credit card data? We’ve actually just seen a sign of the coming attacks.

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Protect Your Website from E-Commerce Skimming

August 13, 2019 • Published by
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A new exploit known as e-commerce skimming is making the rounds. The PCI SSC recently released a blog warning of the growing threat of digital skimming, followed immediately by a bulletin from Visa warning of the same. There are three important areas to consider that will help protect your website from e-commerce skimming.

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IT Security in E-Commerce

March 30, 2016 • Published by
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Do you REALLY know where you stand with compliance and security? Are you faced with the dilemma of digging more deeply into your IT security and compliance posture or simply assuming it’s handled because your providers say they’re PCI compliant? Many online retailers really don’t understand exactly where a provider’s coverage stops and where theirs starts…and […]

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Operate Your Website Security Like a Boss!

August 12, 2015 • Published by

Google has published some interesting statistics in continuation with their #NoHacked campaign: Over the past year, Google has noticed a 180% increase in the number of websites getting hacked. Google also offers some tips to protect your website from getting hacked. Unfortunately, the advice they offer, while good, is very basic and will only protect you to a point.

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Password Managers: A Valuable Tool for Business Security

June 17, 2015 • Published by
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Password managers are a critical component of authentication security. The average user has no less than 40 online accounts, and people who work in IT can easily have over 1000 accounts. Unless you somehow possess the mental capacity to memorize unique, random passwords for all of those accounts, you need a way to securely create and manage passwords for you.

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SSL and TLS: Should You Believe the Hype?

April 15, 2015 • Published by
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Many businesses are using outdated SSL and TLS versions as a security control because the software they’re running still supports it. But experts warn that these protocol versions, including SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0, are no longer secure and therefore require action on the business’s part.

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E-Retailers: Tighten Your Web App Security

December 2, 2014 • Published by
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Last week, Inc.com featured a great piece by Electronic Transactions Association CEO Jason Oxman. “A Cybersecurity Checklist for Online Retailers” lists important steps online startups and small businesses can take to protect sensitive data. As the U.S. migrates to EMV (i.e., chip cards), it is expected that fraud activity in the world of ecommerce will increase significantly.

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