Archive for the ‘eCommerce’ Category

One of the most important functions of an eCommerce site is accepting payments on the web. Surprisingly, very little is written about this and it seems very hard for beginners to find basic information needed to outline the possibilities, and to clarify the benefits and costs of the various approaches. Read the rest of this entry »

It's every eCommerce website's owner's nightmare – getting hacked! Some of the real-life examples of what can happen when your site is hacked:

• credit card numbers stolen – your customer's card details can be stolen and sold to criminals.
• transactions intercepted – silent interception of your customer's details
• transactions completely stolen – you never see the transactions
• site vandalised
• industrial espionage or vandalism
• site used for phishing – google listed
• your site is hacked, and kept for later "use" in crime, bank fraud or illegal file distribution Read the rest of this entry »