How Google Can Help Make Your Online Store More Secure

There are many people who start a business online. Many companies look to establish a presence online as well in order to provide their products and services. As a business owner, one of the things that you must do is make sure that your business site is secure. Google is one site that can allow you to make sure that your business site has all of the security it can possibly need. Google provides numerous features that will be able to protect your business and your customers.

TRUSTED ECOMMERCE PLATFORM

Another way in which Google can help secure your online store is by working as a trusted ecommerce platform. When building your online store, a reputable ecommerce platform such as Google will help build and host your store, take care of security problems, monitor your store on their platform and deploy solutions to resolve any security issues immediately.

GOOGLE PAY

Google pay is a fast and simple way to pay for merchandise in a variety of different places. Consumers will be able to pay for merchandise online while they are at any store. This feature helps bring together all of the things customers need at checkout and provides them with protection of their payment information. Consumers and businesses will also be able to manage their accounts on the web or with the app as well. Google Pay shares an encrypted number instead of the credit card number so the customer’s information stays secure. Consumers will also be able to check out items faster with a mobile device that they already have in their hand. There is no need to use a wallet anymore.

SSL (SECURE SOCKETS LAYER)

Whenever you use Google for your online store, you will have a site that uses the SSL layer with the lock logo. Google will therefore make sure that your site will always have encryption to protect any sensitive information at all times. When using Google for your online store platform, the site will have the URL that starts with HTTPS which means that the site is completely secure. Today, Google flags any page that does not have the HTTPS.

CREATE A STRONG PASSWORD

Businesses that are looking to use Google as their online platform will be able to have a secure site due to its requirements for a strong password. Whenever you open up an account on the site, you will need to use a password that has a very rare combination of letters, symbols and numbers. With this approach, Google will make sure that your site cannot easily be hacked. With a strong password, you will therefore have another way to keep your online business site secure at all times with Google. Along with requiring a strong password, Google will also perform website security tests to make sure that your business site is still protected.

CONCLUSION

Starting an online business can be a very profitable venture. When looking to run a business online it is important that your site is secure at all times. While there are plenty of options that you can use for hosting an online site, Google is among the most trusted. With Google, you will be able to secure your site in a variety of different ways which include website encryption, a secure sockets layer and its Google Pay feature.

Brett is a 43 year old father of 2 boys. Has a degree in Business Management and enjoys learning about emerging business trends. In his free time he writes about his experience with business and emerging trends.