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If you run an eCommerce store on Magento, then protecting your website from bad bots should be one of the key priorities.
According to recent research, 70% of an eCommerce website traffic is compromised by bots. This non-human traffic even goes over 80% during the sale season.
Now, let’s focus on the last two mentioned above.
Spambots, as well as fake users, can cause extensive damage to your web store. First and foremost, they make it difficult for you to identify your actual users, leading to a long-term impact on your project strategy.
The easiest way spammers enter your website is through fake registrations. The identification of the bots is the first step in protection. Finding bad bots can be automated by using different custom solutions – it’s up to you to choose the best solution for your situation.
These issues are elaborated further in this video ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Usually, we use MageReport.com. It’s a free tool for quickly checking the security status of your Magento shop(s). It scans your Magento shop for all known vulnerabilities in Magento and even some commonly used in 3rd party extensions.
You can also scan your Magento store for general security issues, SEO spam, blacklisting, and so on with one another free website scanner – GetAstra.com.
All you need to do is analyse your store access logs using a text editor or log analyzer tools and then block the bots’ IP in your web server configuration file. [You can also find popular instructions for htaccess files that should block most popular bots]. You should be careful modifying that file and blocking access to your site.
Using a CAPTCHA is an excellent method to stop bots. reCAPTCHA is a free service Google offers as a replacement for traditional CAPTCHAs.
There is a range of different extensions on the Magento Marketplace; you can choose any of them. But also keep in mind, some Magento extensions may be hacking your store.
This is one of the most manageable steps to implement. All you need is to sign up for cloud computing services from one of the most popular providers.
With our clients, we tend to use Cloudflare (both free and paid plans) or Sucuri.
You may have a web application firewall or an in-house cybersecurity team for bot mitigation. But these solutions do not fully protect your Magento store against all the mentioned vulnerabilities.
We’ve recently discovered a new alternative Security software solution called Astra. The main difference of this solution is that it is monitoring your website even from the backend level.
To sum up, if you are looking to boost the security of your store by keeping spam users and bots at a distance – check out Astra Security.
If you need a hand maintaining and optimising your website, please contact us to start discussing your requirements. For all those who want a free video review of Magento website – don’t hesitate and click the button right now.
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