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Imagine you’re finishing the daily sales report. You have a list of all the items purchased by your customers, but something doesn’t add up: the expected income isn’t showing up in your bank account. You’ve been the victim of a cyberattack — all because you didn’t take the proper cybersecurity measures.
Rootstack understands these scenarios and knows how to prevent them. That’s why we ask you to trust us: a cybersecurity agency with over 15 years of experience serving international clients.
1. Point of Sale (POS) Protection
- Securing payment terminals: to prevent skimmers and POS malware.
- Network segmentation: to isolate payment systems.
- Real-time transaction monitoring.
2. Customer Data Protection
- Encryption of sensitive data (name, address, credit card).
- Card tokenization: to comply with PCI DSS.
- Secure data storage: in ERP, CRM, and other systems.
3. E-commerce Security
- WAF (Web Application Firewall): to protect online stores.
- Vulnerability scanning: for web stores (injections, XSS, CSRF).
- Valid and properly configured SSL/TLS certificates.
- Fraud and bot prevention: on payment forms.

4. Threat Monitoring and Detection
- SIEM: to detect abnormal behaviors.
- Security Operations Center (SOC): 24/7.
- Integration with cyber threat intelligence platforms.
5. Secure Authentication
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA): for employees and users with backend access.
- Role-based access control (RBAC).
- Identity and access management (IAM): for all staff.
6. Supply Chain Security
- Cybersecurity assessment: of suppliers and logistics platforms.
- API protection: between inventory, order, and logistics systems.
Trust Rootstack to secure your business — we have the certified expert team you need. Contact us or leave your information in our form.
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