Some small e-commerce website operators may think their relative obscurity offers protection, but the fact is that SMBs are especially vulnerable to cyberattacks and malware.
“Very often small businesses don’t feel vulnerable to cyberthreats because they assume cybercriminals prefer to launch attacks on large companies,” said Stephanie Weagle, VP of Corero.
“On the contrary, cybercriminals have greater success in targeting small businesses,” she told the E-Commerce Times.
The most obvious attacks involve the use of overt malware, such as ransomware, or redirection to potentially competitive websites, noted Chris Olson, CEO of The Media Trust.
Other attacks “may insert embarrassing language on the homepage or stealthily execute unwanted programs such as cryptominers, toolbars and fake surveys,” he told the E-commerce Times.
There are three major threats SMB etailers can address effectively.
Source:www.technewsworld.com/story/85143.html
