In this chapter, we will do everything possible to make sure that our store does not become the victim of a successful attack. Fortunately, the PrestaShop team takes security very seriously and issues updates and fixes as soon as any problems are discovered.
We just have to make sure we do everything we can and implement the PrestaShop upgrades as soon as they are available. All this is covered in this chapter.
It is also vital for us to always have a recent copy of our store because one day our shop might die on us; it is probably inevitable. It might be a hacker, or we might accidentally muck it up ourselves. A recent backup to handle this type of event is a minor inconvenience, because without one, it could be an expensive catastrophe.
In this chapter, we shall:
Look at ways in which your shop can be damaged
Add users, profiles, and permissions to increase security
Talk about and optionally implement SSL to protect your customers' private information...