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Maintaining tight security, including using both standard and advanced fraud detection and prevention tools, is crucial to maintaining a successful business. No merchant can afford to overlook the need for protection against fraud and other types of abuse.

Several basic fraud prevention tools are included with your payment gateway account. It is strongly recommended that you use and customize these essential tools as well as implement adequate fraud detection and prevention policies and practices within your business to protect your account from transaction fraud. Examples of tools are:

Address Verification Service
Card Code Verification
Multiple User Accounts
Password-Required Mode

The following standard computer security best practices can further protect your transactions and business:

Install a firewall
Store all sensitive or confidential information separate from web servers
Use Anti-Virus software and update it often
Regularly download and install security updates
Avoid file sharing
Avoid sending or requesting confidential information via insecure methods