Zen cart is a very powerful open source e-commerce system which is available for free. However it is important to upgrade your zen cart store to the lastest version. This is because many security vulnerabilities are discovered in the code. Also lot of new improvements and features get added to zen cart all the time.
Hold on, Did I just say vulnerabilities? Does that mean Zen cart is insecure? No – zen cart is not insecure. At the same time is not 100% secure. One must realize that 99% of the time, its problems with the environment in which zen cart is hosted. The server and its settings. Whenever such security vulnerabilities are reported or found out, Zen cart and the open source community releases patches in matter of hours.
It is important that you regularly update your zen cart website. Old versions of zen cart are prone to attacks as most of these vulnerabilities are openly published all over the Internet. Also it makes sense to upgrade to the latest version of zen cart to keep up with the new features.
If you have a zen cart store that you wish to get upgraded to the latest version, feel free to contact us today or email us at quotes @ zencartonline.com