eCommerce Security - ThreatScape Report - October 2024

Our October 2024 eCommerce Security ThreatScape Report is ready and here are a few of the highlights:

• Portfolio: 16m+ websites.
• "Hacked sites" surge past 27,000 again
• Continued GROWTH of digital loader and digital skimmer malware.

Last month saw a slight decrease in the number of hacked sites detected across our portfolio, but that changed again this month, with the number of hacked sites surging up to 27,884.

The Top 5 most targeted platforms is slowly evolving, but the usual targets remain at the top:

1. Wordpress
2. Magento 2
3. Magento 1
4. Shopify
5. Prestashop

Here's the report:

What are the reasons for these platforms getting targeted?

We find that most often, the sites that get targeted by criminals are those sites that are missing some of the basic fundamentals of good cyber security hygiene.  

Conversely, it is rare to see an online business getting compromised by criminals when they are doing the basics well.  This is a numbers game for the criminals - they are generally looking for an easy way to get their malware on as many sites as possible.

What are the BASICS for eCommerce Security?

We consider the BASICS to be:

1. Multi-Factor Authentication for Admin accounts.
2. Patching - quickly.
3. Security monitoring and protection - stay proactive with understanding your website security.
4. Web Application Firewall.

We can help with security monitoring and protection - try our ThreatView solution for free here.

If your agency/hosting provider is unable to help you with 1, 2 and 4, then please get in touch - we have a growing partner network of agencies and hosting providers who understand and prioritise security https://www.turacolabs.com/partners.

And if you are an agency/hosting provider looking to get proactive with security, please get in touch! https://www.turacolabs.com/agency-hosting

eCommerce ThreatScape - October 2024.pdf

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