Secure their Online WordPress Print Store
Because of the Coronavirus, the Digital Transformation drive has accelerated and businesses across all domains are adapting to the Brick and Click business model to reach their customers. While businesses enjoy the benefits of online businesses such as extensive reach and personalized services at minimal cost and effort, they are also exposed to the threats of Cyberattacks and online breaches.
With the rising demand for customized products and Print-on-demand business models, majority of the print shop owners are diversifying their business on online platforms and the majority of these Print eCommerce stores are established on WordPress.
Because of its availability of resources, user-friendly nature and faster go-to-market capabilities, WordPress is one of the most adapted online platforms and thus, this blog is dedicated to ensure that your online print stores stay secure and have appropriate ammunition to fight the cyber threats.
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6 Tips to Secure your WordPress Online Print Ecommerce:
Get Trusted And Secure Third Party Integrations:
One of the biggest reasons Print Stores are opting for online platforms is to render customized products as services to their customers. Whether your platform is B2B or B2C, you would require a Product Designer Tool that can empower your customers to design their own products.
Most of the Web2Print solution providers deliver Web to Print WordPress plugin but you must ensure that your Product Design tool integration is not just the best but also the most secure one.
The product designer tool is available on Subscription or on perpetual license and for both; you would need to host the tool on a secure server. Ask your Web2Print solution provider about the security measures that they take and the server on which the Tool is hosted. Apart from this, many other integrations and plug-ins are installed in your platform; you can create a requirement list of standard security protocols that must be checked before installing any of them.
Ensure GDPR compliance for optimum Data Protection:
Although General Data Protection Regulations are is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy in the European Union and the European Economic Areas, complying with these norms on your platform will help you create a secure Data Protection protocols for your platform. These norms are generalized for all the domains but whether you have your business operations in European Economic Area, these norms will help you establish stringent security protocols that will help you make your platform secure and future-proof.
Procure a Secure VPN or On-Premise Servers:
The majority of cyber breach attempts are made on the Hosting servers as once hackers breach the server, they can easily get access to your data and your platform. While cost is one of the most common factors that are taken into consideration while choosing a VPN, you must choose a VPN that is more secure and periodically updated. While this decision is macro, you also need to make certain changes on a micro level. For instance, your WordPress backend access username and password. Don’t go forward with the default option right away, create a unique username and password that are not easy to crack.
Keep your system updated:
Did you know that one of the most horrific malware attacks in the history of the Internet that was named WannCry exploited a simple old Microsoft version vulnerability and managed to extort capital of $4 Billion from their victims? Right from hospitals, universities to large scale enterprises such as FedEx, Telefonica, Nissan and Renault were attacked and they all had outdated Windows! Thus, whether it is the Microsoft system or your Product Designer Tool or your WordPress version or your other integrations, ensure that all your systems and tools are updated to their latest versions.
Execute Role Based Access Control (RBAC):
One of the biggest reasons people attempt cyber attacks is to get access to user data other such confidential information. Thus, the more people that have access to your data, the more risk your platform has of Cyber attacks or data breaches. To ensure that your data is secure and that only the concerned people get access to valuable information, you can execute Role Based Access Control. With this, the peers from your organization will only get access to relevant information that is based on their roles and authority and your data will not fall into the wrong hands. This is one of the most secure ways to save your valuable data from internal breaches and in cases of a breach; you can also easily track the culprit that can be held accountable for the same.
Follow White-hat SEO activities:
While Search Engine Optimization activities are not directly linked to Cyber Attacks and do not pose threat to your user data, but adapting black-hat SEO activities can damage your domain authority and can become subject to domain penalization and can also lead to a permanent ban. This not only hinders your operations but also directly affects your brand image and that can add up to huge losses in the long run. Thus, instead of relying on Black-hat activities that can result in short-term successes but will affect your brand image and domain authority in the long run, using White-hat activities can delay the results but will ensure long-term success.
The Goal Is To Create A Future-Proof E-Commerce Print Store:
Online businesses provide many opportunities to enterprises and empower them with extensive market reach at minimal cost. But, you must plan your marketing and go-to-market strategy for the long-term and integrate tools that are secure and ideal for your business. While certain security protocols might limit your marketing options, it will help you create a future-proof print e-commerce that can reap long-term benefits.