E-commerce jumps 15.4% in Q1
First quarter figures from the U.S. Commerce Department show that online shoppers spent more than $50 billion—the first time that online sales have been so high outside of holiday shopping seasons. Internet Retailer calculates that e-commerce accounted for 7.3% of all U.S. retail sales in Q1.
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Q: Are there relatively inexpensive ways an online retailer can defend against denial of service attacks?
I have been an online retailer since 2003. Lately, there have been several DDOS (distributed denial of service) attacks on my site (not sure if it's the IP or the ...
Rita Perdue
A: Install an application firewall if you host your own site. If not, see if protection is covered by your contract.
If you host your own infrastructure consider installing an application firewall. You should also contact your internet service provider and ask them to describe for-charge services that will detect denial ...
Senior Consultant, FItForCommerce
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