Recently, nearly 2000 ecommerce stores were compromised in what is termed by security experts as the largest automated hacking campaign to date.
The hackers reportedly injected malicious code (the form of attack is called Magecart) on website checkout forms to exfiltrate sensitive payment information entered by customers.
They were all running on Magento version 1.x, which had reached end-of-life (EOL) on June 30, 2020.
Adobe, the Magento parent company, had withdrawn all support and security patches and quality fixes to stores using Magento 1.x.
Evidently, Magento 1.x is no longer a secure solution to run your ecommerce store unless you make a sustained special effort to protect it in the long run.
The question that arises here is whether you really need to spend all that time and effort to sustain the website on an outdated version of ecommerce platform. The plethora of alternative options out there may differentiate your business from competitors tomorrow. Let us introduce you to a few:
Confused about where to begin? Read on to learn more.
If you have an ecommerce store still running on Magento 1.x, it is advisable to consider replatforming your webstore. Continuing your ecommerce store on Magento 1 platform presents you with the following challenges:
Even if your ecommerce store was fortunate to be not in the list of those 2000 or so ecommerce stores which got hacked by the Magecart attack, your site is still prone to security threats since your store has no official support from Magento. Replatform Now For a More Secure Site!
Why expose your valuable website data and customer information to security threats when you can simply choose a more safe and robust ecommerce platform?
With more than 14+ years of domain experience, our digital commerce consultants can steer you in the right direction. We are here to help you take the right step to safeguard your website.
We are providing a free 4-hour consultation, wherein we can help you:
If this free consultation session proves useful to you, you choose to leverage our digital commerce expertise in the following areas:
At the end of this detailed consulting session, you would:
Just schedule a free consultation with us and relax! The onus is on us to help you create the future roadmap and action plan to protect your business!
Additional Read:
Our Digital Commerce Success Stories:
We have partnered with leading business organizations from various industries like retail, sports, telecom, fashion & lifestyle, Food & Beverages, finance & banking, etc. From Ecommerce website migration (Magento, Hybris, custom solutions) to platform upgrade and development of PWA or mobile apps to marketplace implementation - we have helped our clients deliver omnichannel commerce experiences to customers and stay ahead of competition.
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