Having an eCommerce store is great. It allows you to make sales, generate revenue and build your brand.
But there’s a lot going on behind the curtains to keep this machine running smooth and especially keeping it safe from threats online.
In this article, you’ll learn some common threats that eCommerce websites are susceptible to and how to make your website bulletproof against them.
Let’s get started.
Common threats eCommerce websites experience
Did you know more than 30% of all eCommerce websites experience hacking? Business owners can lose valuable customer data, get a virus or even worse, lose access to their accounts and website.
DDoS and Brute force attacks are common for all websites. But what are these attacks exactly? In a nutshell:
DDoS attacks are jamming your website’s traffic with a stream of bots. Your servers will experience a ton of incoming traffic, not from customers but from malicious devices that want to bring your server down.Brute Force, as the name implies, is where hackers forcibly send login requests using a program. The goal is to get control of your account and shut you out from gaining access.
Let’s look at two other threats that are common with eCommerce stores.