E-Commerce Effects To Consumers

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etween a business and the customer. Many of the issues with B2B transactions are shared with B2C, but the interaction is generally more open to abuse, since there is no way to restrict access to secured networks or even VPNs, and many additional issues are added. We will discuss both forms of commerce, because both are very important.
What are clients concerned about?
What do we want to sell?
Security: Securing data requires attention to all parts of the system. A weak link in the chain can provide a opening for a security breach. It is important to consider the security of your operating system, file system, hardware (both server and client), data field encryption, web server, application, browser:
Some of the risks include:
For both client and server:
eavesdropping, fraud
For the end user:
active content, privacy infringement
For the web site:
webjacking, server and LAN break-ins, denial-of-service attacks
Doing a security review: Corporate-wide privacy and confidentiality policies are important. Management must provide suffici...