The Internet is a fundamental and necessary channel for developing any corporate marketing strategy; in the same way, protecting the sensitive data of users and our company is equally essential.
To protect citizens' data, the new one will come into force from 25 May 2018 European regulation for data protection to regulate the protection of individuals with particular regard to the processing of personal data, as well as the free circulation of such data. The decree provides for an increase in risks and responsibilities, both of a civil nature (changes in liability for damage caused) and of an administrative nature. There is a risk of penalties of up to 20,000,000 euros or even up to 4% of annual worldwide turnover.
This decree, for sure, was created to hit above all large online sales companies but, consequently, even small and medium-sized enterprises will have to comply with all the privacy and security laws.
So does your company's website or e-commerce respect them? What are these rules?
1 - Use reliable suppliers
Using reliable tools is a fundamental plus to protect yourself from hackers: hosting, servers, authenticated SMTP, professional mail and cloud accounts are the basis for security and data protection
2 - SSL certificates / HTTPS protocol
Another way to secure the data exchange on a website is to secure it with an SSL certificate.
SSL stands for “Secure Socket Layer” and describes a network protocol for secure data transmission. This technology encrypts the transfer of data to and from a website so that unauthorized persons cannot in any way access information in transit. Especially in the event of a request for sensitive information, such as passwords, e-mail addresses or bank details, there is therefore the possibility to fully protect the privacy of site visitors.
3 - Provide notices according to the terms of the law
In addition to protecting the website against attacks, it is also important to ensure that the legal requirements are met. It is legally mandatory to provide certain company data on the website. For example the name of the company, the postal address, an email address, the privacy and cookie information.
4 - Site Updates and Patches
The vulnerability problems of the sites often come due to bugs inherent in the same software, perhaps obsolete, for this reason the management of updates and patches must become fundamental during the life of a website.
This is why it is essential to adopt practices to support the security of your website and to always schedule patch and website updates.
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