Sunday, 17 July 2016

Why e-commerce security is essential?

With a massive growth in e-commerce, cyber-criminals are readily exploiting this lucrative industry. From PSI (Personal Sensitive Information) theft to ransomeware and DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service), hackers are using a multitude of ways to extort money from online businesses.

Research indicates that small and medium e-commerce companies are more prone to attacks from cyber-criminals. And surprisingly, most of these attacks can easily be avoided by following some of the most basic cyber-security practices.

Although, it is hard for many startups and small businesses to setup dedicated cyber-security departments, but it is only by understanding some of the security fundamentals and implementing the basic cyber-security practices that most of these small businesses can avoid major security breaches.

What is required is a proper comprehension of basic security concepts and their implementation in real life situations.

This blog is an honest initiative aimed to promote cyber-security awareness among small and emerging online businesses. Bookmark for more security related simple blogs.

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