What are security threats?

Being an online ecommerce, you should be aware of all online threats that ecommerce sites can have and the ways to avoid the threats and keep your online store save.

Following are some major e-commerce threats, you should be aware of:

Threat #1: Direct Site Attacks

Threat #2: Brute Force Attacks

Threat #3: Transaction Fraud

Threat #4: Password Assault

Threat #5: Bots

Threat #6: Social Engineering

Threat #7: Phishing & Spam

Threat #8: Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) Attacks

Threat #9: Malware & Trojan Horses

Threat #10: SQL Injections

Threat #11: Blocking Cart

Threat #12: Malicious Threats & Poor Management

Some Key Solutions to Avoid the E-commerce Attacks

1. Active Protection

2. Stronger Passwords

3. Payment Gateway Security

4. Use Firewalls

5. SSL certificates

6. PCI DSS Compliance

7. Wider Education

8. Switch to HTTPS

9. Antivirus and Anti-Malware Software

10. Backup Your Data

Adopting all of the above-mentioned e-commerce practices you can avoid the threats and save your website from any harm.