Application Security October 28, 2021

How Shopping Bots Can Compromise Retail Cybersecurity

3 min read - Online shopping bots are not new to the e-commerce world. Stores use bots to offer better customer service, but malicious bots can cause major harm to a business. These pose cybersecurity risks to e-commerce retailers and consumers alike. Some customers…

Retail April 7, 2021

Why E-Commerce Security Matters Now More Than Ever

5 min read - In February 2020, the world’s biggest retailer, Amazon, fended off the largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in history. As peak traffic volume hit 2.3 Tbps, e-commerce security experts declared this attack as “a warning we should not ignore.”…

Retail March 4, 2021

The Shift to E-Commerce: How Retail Cybersecurity is Changing

3 min read - With more people making purchases from home, now is a more important time than ever to secure your business against retail security threats. More and more customers are moving to online orders with gradual growth accelerated by five years in…

Software Vulnerabilities December 16, 2020

E-Commerce Skimming is the New POS Malware

7 min read - As the holiday shopping season shifts into high gear, the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating an ongoing trend: shoppers are opting to buy online. Rather than flooding brick-and-mortar stores — and point-of-sale (POS) machines — with sales, studies suggest a high percentage of…

May 7, 2018

New Cybercrime Statistics: 1 Billion Bots Involved in 210 Million Fraud Attempts in Q1

2 min read - According to the latest cybercrime statistics, more than 210 million attempted fraud attacks occurred during the first quarter of this year, representing a 62 percent increase from 2017. In its “Q1 2018 Cybercrime Report,” ThreatMetrix reported a record volume of…

Fraud Protection December 13, 2017

Checking It Twice: The Impact of the Time It Takes to Make Decisions About E-Commerce Fraud

3 min read - During the busy holiday shopping season, retailers must make decisions about e-commerce fraud rapidly to keep pace with demanding delivery schedules.

Fraud Protection December 6, 2017

Naughty or Nice? Why the Total Cost of E-Commerce Fraud Is Worse Than You Think

2 min read - For retailers who are primarily concerned with minimizing chargebacks, the total cost of e-commerce fraud is worse than they realize.

Fraud Protection July 25, 2017

The Evolution of Digital Certificates

3 min read - Digital certificates are used to authenticate both sides of a browser connection. It's a good first step, but certificates do not assure absolute trust.

July 13, 2017

Let’s Get Physical: Malicious Script Magecart Expands Impact With Fraudulent Mail Forwarding

2 min read - Malicious script Magecart is still going strong, allowing threat actors to hire U.S. mules to ship fraudulently purchased goods.

April 17, 2017

Magneto Vulnerability: Cybercriminals Drawn to E-commerce Exploit

2 min read - A newly released Magneto vulnerability comes with serious risk of total e-commerce compromise. Here's what businesses and shoppers need to know.