While much of the material contained in this chapter really applies to your live site, you should have gained a valuable insight into how to approach the problem of securing your live store. You should now be aware of how to look at security as a chain in which each link must be as strong as the next in order to present a seamless shield against the multitude of attacks or flaws that can ruin your application, business, and peace of mind.
Security is a great and very important challenge for any online retailer, and hopefully you will take it very seriously too. Remember that the more reliable online shopping or e-commerce is perceived to be by the general public, the more people will migrate to Internet-based commerce. Everyone who runs an e-commerce site has a responsibility to maintain strict security and protection standards in order to provide a safe and reliable environment for consumers everywhere.
This chapter has put you well on the path to doing precisely this. Specifically...