Posts Tagged ‘Security’
Cyber Shoplifting is Affecting Both Retailers and Consumers
There is a phenomenon sweeping through the ecommerce environment, and it’s negatively impacting everyone involved. Friendly fraud and illegitimate chargebacks have negative ramifications for consumers, merchants, financial institutions and card networks. The Good and the Bad First, the good news. Between 2012 and 2014, the number of ecommerce sales increased by 40 million. By 2018,…
Read MoreThe Growing Problem of Fraud
Corruption, embezzlement, fraud, these are all characteristics which exist everywhere. It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum. No one has ever eliminated any of that stuff. ~Alan Greenspan According to the Small Business Administration small businesses lose on…
Read MoreIdentity Theft’s Hidden Victim: Your Business
Regardless of how it’s executed or who is affected, one fact is universal: identity theft leaves its victims feeling violated and insecure. However, the true victim of identity theft isn’t always as obvious as one might assume. A Well-Established Threat While it may seem as though the threat is a relatively new phenomenon, the roots…
Read MoreAvoid WordPress Hacks & Security Risks
As a small business owner, your website is the main component of your digital marketing strategy. As 23% of the entire internet is made up of WordPress sites, there’s a good chance that your company’s website is one of those WordPress sites. It’s imperative that you keep your website in tip-top condition and avoid any…
Read MoreHow to Protect Your Business from Credit Card Fraud
Credit card fraud is a form of identity theft wherein an individual uses another person’s credit card information to charge purchases, or to withdraw funds from the account. Credit card fraud may also involve the fraudulent use of a debit card as a result of theft of the actual card or by illegal acquisition of…
Read MoreEssential IT Security Solutions for Your Business
In the modern world where so much of business is conducted online, thieves no longer have to come in through the front door in order to rob your business blind. In fact, in many cases if the hackers are any good, you may not realize that you’ve been compromised for months. Now is the time…
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