Use these nine tips to bolster your Web site’s security and your customers’ confidence.

By Matt Griffin and Catalog Success

Organizations such as the International Association of Privacy Professionals (www.privacyassociation.org), the Privacy Foundation, (www.privacyfoundation.org) and PrivacyExchange.org can be helpful resources in keeping up to date on privacy issues.

2. Look for intruders. Once you understand what’s expected of your Web site from a regulatory perspective, make technological improvements to your site, Alessi recommends. High on his list is an intruder detection system (IDS). A passive device that sits on your network and waits for abnormal behavior, an IDS works like an antivirus program, says Alessi. It looks for patterns known to be associated with security attacks and alerts you when it sees one happening, allowing you to take action.