How To Secure Online Payments and Protect Customer Data? | AVPS

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How to Secure Online Payments and Protect
Customer Data?
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Security Precautions to Secure Their Financial
Data

• Scan Your Computers
• Purchase antivirus and anti-malware software to
  run on your computers on a regular basis. These
  products are expensive, but they're necessary for
  keeping all of your client's data safe. Companies
  that keep personal information are a possible
  target for hackers, therefore it's critical to
  educate your employees about the dangers of
  opening email attachments.
• Encrypt Your Information
• One of the pillars of cybersecurity is
  encryption. Many websites and apps utilize many
  layers of encryption to protect data for a
  reason it works! Encryption is an excellent
  approach to prevent data from being intercepted
  and stolen when it comes to online payments.
  Simply protecting your website with SSL can help
  you enhance your SEO rankings.
• Verify PCI Compliance  
• If your organization processes credit card
  transactions, be sure the manner you store,
  process, and transmit cardholder data complies
  with Payment Card Industry Data Security
  Standards (PCI DSS). Customers can feel safe
  knowing that their personal information is being
  handled securely if you apply the basics of PCI
  compliance at your company.

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• Restrict Access to Sensitive Information
• Employees are frequently the source of sensitive
  data leaks, so it's a good idea to limit who has
  access to it. Make sure your staff is aware that
  if they are found to be responsible for a data
  breach, they may face legal consequences. It's
  also a good idea to keep an eye on questionable
  activities at work. Remember that financial
  information may exist outside of the digital
  realm, which is a good reason to shred old paper
  records.
• Monitor Suspicious Activities
• In a short amount of time, online payment systems
  may collect and analyze a large amount of data.
  While this information might assist businesses in
  better understanding their customers' shopping
  habits, it can also be used to identify
  suspicious activity and uncover potential fraud.
  If repeated orders come from the same IP address
  but are paid for using different credit cards,
  it's possible that someone is using stolen credit
  cards. Keep your eyes peeled for these warning
  signs!
• Test for vulnerabilities
• It's no longer enough to meet the bare
  minimum-security requirements and trust that the
  safeguards will be adequate to protect client
  information.
• Businesses, particularly eCommerce sites, should
  test their sites on a regular basis to find
  vulnerabilities that their current security
  technologies are missing. Hiring cybersecurity
  specialists or ethical hackers to identify code
  vulnerabilities, running daily scans to ensure
  malware hasn't been planted on the site or
  investing in more powerful security tools are all
  possibilities.
• If you don't identify and address your own flaws,
  someone else will gladly exploit you.

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• Tightening Up Security on Hard Copies and
  Computers
• Small firms frequently take precautions to secure
  their digital data but neglect to protect
  physical data and the technological gadgets that
  store it. Check out these suggestions for keeping
  your hard copy and devices safe.
• Destroy before dumping. Some data breaches happen
  right out of your alley dumpster. Recycling old
  files and paper copies is a good idea, but make
  sure you cross-cut or shred them before throwing
  them away. If you're intending to repurpose a
  computer that formerly stored sensitive data,
  wipe the hard disc clear with software built for
  this purpose. If a computer is being retired,
  make sure the hard disc is removed and physically
  destroyed.
• Keep only the data you need. Examine the kind of
  data you're storing and decide whether you
  actually need to maintain it. Do you really need
  their birthdates? Customer names are crucial, but
  do you really need their birthdates? Consider
  deleting any information that isn't directly
  related to your company's demands. You should
  also think twice about storing credit card
  information for customers.
• Physically lock up hard copies. Behind a secured
  door, keep your files, papers, and records safe.
  Additional security measures, such as a numeric
  keypad or even biometric authentication, can
  significantly improve security. When prospective
  investors tour your company, it can also serve to
  develop confidence.
• Lock up portable media and company cell phones.
  The use of flash and USB drives should be
  strictly regulated. Users should be required to
  check these media in and out, and everything kept
  on these drives should be encrypted. Another
  obvious target for hackers is company cell
  phones, which might leave your network vulnerable
  if they're charging or syncing with a networked
  PC. Installing encryption software on cellphones
  will help keep your network and consumer data
  secure once again.

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• Let Us Help You!
• Finally, selecting an online payment system with
  a good reputation on the market is critical. We
  have years of experience at American Verification
  Processing Solutions providing affordable payment
  solutions for a variety of organizations. We've
  collaborated with the top payment gateways to
  ensure that your transactions are safe and
  secure.
• Get in touch with us for a free consultation by
  connecting with us on our Contact Page or
  reaching out to us through the below
  information
• Address - 6737 Variel Canoga Park, CA 91303
• Phone Number - 1-800-719-9198