Enterprise-grade security

Marketplace Software Security Measures

We protect your site and customer data with layered controls across application, infrastructure, and people. Defense in depth—not a single checkbox.

Firewall protection

DDoS mitigation

CloudLinux

60-day backups

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What makes software “secure”?

We consider software “secure” only when at least three distinct layers of protection are in place:

Application layer

Secure coding and vulnerability management

Infrastructure

Firewall, DDoS controls, and OS hardening

People & compliance

Human factors and legal / privacy duties

Application-level security measures

Together with the server controls described below, software earns the label “secure” only after years of real-world testing and closing known vulnerability classes.

Code must be written so common attack paths are closed. Many developers ship issues simply because they are unaware of the weaknesses they introduce.

Risks of small custom stacks

Ecommerce codebases built by a handful of developers—especially ones that have not been battle-tested at scale—often still carry latent vulnerabilities.

Why OpenCart as the core?

A major reason we base our stack on OpenCart is security maturity: for 17+ years it has powered hundreds of thousands of stores worldwide, survived broad attack attention, and shipped fixes as issues were discovered.

Server-side security measures

Firewall protection

a) Firewall software

A firewall—literally a security wall for traffic—monitors inbound and outbound network flows and allows or denies access based on a defined ruleset.

Software firewall

Runs as a program on the server and inspects traffic before it reaches your services.

Hardware firewall

A dedicated appliance with its own CPU and memory, sitting in front of the server.

b) Firewall appliance

Because software-only firewalls can be overwhelmed, we also deploy hardware appliances that absorb attack volume so the production host stays responsive.

Software firewalls catch what slips past hardware. Together they provide dual-layer perimeter defense.

DDoS mitigation

c) DDoS protection

DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) floods a site or API with traffic to slow or knock it offline—one of the most common large-scale attacks against marketplaces.

How we mitigate it

Edge / router filtering
Firewall-level scrubbing
Cloudflare integration support

CloudLinux

d) CloudLinux (per-site isolation)

CloudLinux builds hard boundaries between accounts on shared infrastructure—each site effectively gets its own secured compartment.

Even if one tenant is compromised, lateral movement to another site on the same machine is not practical; an attacker would need to exit and re-enter through the perimeter.

60 days

Separate server

Backups

e) 60-day backup retention

No stack is “future-proof”: attackers continuously invent new techniques, and even global brands get breached.

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That is why off-site, versioned backups are non-negotiable for serious operators.

We retain rolling 60-day backups for all customer sites on separate backup infrastructure.

Staff training & data compliance

Most technical controls focus on external threats—but insider risk matters too. The industry has seen departing employees cause serious damage when access was not revoked cleanly.

IP-restricted access

Server, cPanel, and database consoles are reachable only from approved company IPs. Former staff cannot connect from home without new provisioning.

VPN for remote work

Remote engineers use enterprise VPNs that mimic on-prem network posture. Credentials rotate when someone leaves.

Data-handling agreements

Employees sign privacy / data-protection contracts (KVKK-aligned). Mishandling customer data creates individual liability.

Office Wi-Fi hygiene

Wireless keys are staff-only, not shared with guests, and they are rotated whenever team membership changes.