As an online store owner, protecting your Shopify app store from cyber threats is crucial to ensure the security of your customers’ data and prevent financial losses. Cyber attacks can occur in various forms, including malware, phishing, ransomware, and DDoS attacks. In this blog post, we will discuss effective strategies to defend your eCommerce business from cyber attacks.

1. Limit Access to Passwords and Update Them Regularly

To prevent unauthorized access to your store, limit the number of people who have access to your passwords. Update your passwords regularly, and give account access only to those who need it or whom you trust thoroughly.

2. Protect Your Shopify app store from Malicious Bots

Malicious bots pose a huge threat to the functioning of your store. They may steal information, disrupt the functions, or drain your resources. Secure your store against them using Google’s bot protection solution, reCAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart).

3. To add reCAPTCHA to your Shopify app store:

• Step 1. Log in to your Shopify admin account, and click on ‘Settings’
• Step 2. Scroll down and click on ‘Apps and Sales Channels’
• Step 3. Locate and click on ‘Online Store’
• Step 4. Open ‘Sales Channel’ and go to ‘Preferences’
• Step 5. Scroll down, and you will find ‘Spam Protection’. Here, you can enable reCAPTCHA for your store.

4. Comply with GDPR and Use Third-Party Applications

To sell in Europe, your store must be compliant with GDPR (The General Data Protection Regulation). You can do this by installing the GDPR consent bar to accept cookies in your store. We recommend using third-party applications that are compatible with your store and suit your preferences to automate the task of securing your Shopify store.

5. Use Strong Passwords and Store Them Securely

Using a strong password is still highly recommended. Your passwords must be complex, lengthy, unpredictable, and stored away in your secure password manager, which only has access to you.

6. Avoid Introducing Script Tags from Unknown Sources

Introducing a script tag from an unknown source can result in a potential data breach. Since a script can adjust and manipulate the functionality of certain parts of your store, a poorly designed script can potentially hamper the performance of your store.

Backup Your Data Frequently for Cyber Security in Shopify

Backing up your data frequently is a crucial aspect of cyber security in Shopify. As a Shopify store owner, you must ensure that your data is safe and secure from cyber threats. Here are some best practices to follow:

1. Why Backup Your Data?

Your Shopify data could be lost, compromised, or rendered unavailable in multiple ways. Human error, a buggy third-party app, or a corrupt CSV file could trigger a data loss disaster, causing unwelcome and protracted downtime for your Shopify app store.

2. Benefits of Backing Up Your Data

By backing up your data frequently, you can:

• Avoid customer frustration and revenue loss by finding a fix or alternative quickly, such as restoring product pages from a backup, temporarily hiding a third-party app that’s having issues, or offering alternative payment methods (in the case of a payment type or Shopify POS outage).
• Prevent wasted ad dollars, email, and SMS sends by pausing campaigns to a non-functioning store or checkout.
• Communicate with customers proactively about service impacts.
• Prepare customer-facing teams when there are issues with functionality.

   

Conclusion

Protecting your Shopify app store from cyber threats requires a combination of effective strategies, including limiting access to passwords, protecting your store from malicious bots, complying with GDPR, backing up your data frequently, using strong passwords, and avoiding introducing script tags from unknown sources. By implementing these strategies, you can safeguard your store against cyber attacks and ensure the security of your customers’ data.