The holidays are fast approaching, and now more than ever SMBs need to make sure their websites are ready to attract and increase online shoppers. To help small businesses prepare their online stores for Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and increased online shopping throughout the holidays, Symantec has prepared its “Top 5 Tips” small businesses should follow during the holiday rush.

1. Use SSL to protect all online transactions and sensitive information

The growing frequency and severity of cyber attacks puts online data and transactions increasingly at risk. Encryption provides proven data protection but unfortunately, most organizations don’t provide end-to-end encryption when transmitting confidential data of people using their websites. To better protect themselves and their customers, SMBs should implement Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), also known as Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), for all sites requesting sensitive personal or...