Security is often high of everyone’s priority when it comes to buying items online or sharing sensitive data. If you are gathering information on your website, whether it be names and email addresses or card details, you need to ensure that you offer your customers a certain level of security.
There are legal requirements that need to be met so that you can ensure the data is collected and stored in the correct way to protect your users. The security of the checkout or forms is often done by the programmer when the site is being built. Programming should not be taken lightly and needs to be secure in all aspects to ensure that your data is protected and that your website offers protection against hackers. The programmer needs to ensure that they keep up to date with all the latest advances in online security as well as the vulnerabilities so that
If the programmer creates a checkout or form submission section that is not done then this can cause serious issues for the users and for the company. It can leave the process open to hackers who will be able to access the information that is being passed through to third parties (such as Sage Pay or PayPal).
Password security is another vital part of online security. Passwords should only be stored on a database in an encrypted way and processes should be in place to ensure customers choose secure passwords for their account on your website. This may include setting the password option to be a minimum of a number of characters, include at least one symbol and mix of upper and lower case letters. You should also ensure that they do not use words such as their name or the name of the site in their password.