The Cyber Risk Landscape in E-commerce
E-commerce is targeted because it combines real-time transactions, sensitive customer data, and high-availability demands across complex ecosystems (storefronts, payment providers, marketing tools, shipping platforms, and third-party plugins). Threats typically concentrate in four areas:
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Customer-facing attack surface
storefront, product pages, checkout flows, customer accounts, promo/coupon logic, exposed APIs
Payment and card environments
checkout and tokenization flows, PSP integrations, fraud tooling, refunds and chargebacks, settlement
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Identity & access pathways
admin panels, staff accounts, third-party agencies, plugin access, privileged vendor accounts
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Operational resilience
availability risk, cart/checkout outages, incident containment, recovery readiness during peak period
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Security in e-commerce cannot be generic. It must be tested like an attacker would, validated against control requirements, and maintained with clear ownership and ongoing oversight.
Compliance & Regulatory Requirements
We supports certification from start to finish for standards commonly required in finance, including:
How We Secure E-commerce Businesses
Penetration Testing
E-commerce platforms need testing that mirrors real-world attacker behavior across the systems that process payments and store customer data.
We deliver comprehensive penetration testing across:
- Web application testing (public-facing and internal)
- Mobile application testing (iOS & Android)
- Infrastructure penetration (internal and external networks)
- Cloud environment testing (AWS, Azure, GCP, and hybrid setups)
Compliance and Regulation
In e-commerce, compliance is not paperwork—it’s proof. Proof that payment and data controls exist, are implemented correctly, and can withstand audit scrutiny.
We support compliance certification end-to-end, including:
- Gap analysis and risk mapping
- Policy and procedure development
- Evidence collection and audit readiness
- Remediation planning and execution support
- Coordination and guidance through certification
E-commerce teams often need security leadership that can translate technical risk into business action—without slowing growth, marketing velocity, or conversion performance.
Our CISO-as-a-Service includes:
- Strategic security planning
- Risk management
- Policy development
- Ongoing advisory and continuous improvement
CISO AS A SERVICE FOR E-COMMERCE
Why E-commerce Teams Choose Hucheck
E-commerce-specific threat focus:
We prioritize attack paths that lead to payment fraud, account takeover, checkout manipulation, skimming, and customer data exposure, especially across third-party plugins and integrations.
Compliance that holds up under scrutiny:
We support full-cycle readiness for standards e-commerce businesses face (PCI DSS, SOC 2/ISO 27001 where required by partners, and GDPR as relevant).
Testing that reflects reality:
Expert-led penetration testing across storefronts, checkout, APIs, mobile, infrastructure, and cloud-scoped to your real platform (custom, Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce ecosystems), integrations, and peak-season risk.
Security leadership when you need it:
CISO-as-a-Service to define governance, risk ownership, and ongoing improvement, without the overhead of a full-time executive hire.
Results: measurable risk reduction, audit-ready compliance, and resilient e-commerce operations.
YOUR PATH TO COMPLIANCE
From first call to full implementation - we manage everything, clearly and efficiently.
We understand your business model, risks, and goals.
Introductory session: align with key stakeholders and set expectations.
Objective definition: establish clear security and compliance goals.
Environment scoping: map out your technical and business landscape.
Milestone planning: define delivery phases and success benchmarks.
Identify the Gaps. Define the Risk.
Gap analysis: assess your current posture against selected standards.
Risk mapping: identify threats, weaknesses, and impact areas.
Initial findings: summarize deficiencies and control gaps.
Action priorities: define remediation focus and order of execution.
From Gaps to Strategy
Customized planning: build a clear remediation roadmap based on findings.
Policy development: create or refine security and compliance documents.
Technical controls: define necessary system, access, and process changes.
Team alignment: assign roles and timelines for internal execution.
Execution and Preparation for Audit Success
Control implementation: apply technical and procedural measures.
Evidence collection: prepare documentation for audit readiness.
Pre-audit validation: review and test against certification criteria.
Auditor coordination: manage communication and schedule on your behalf.