Internet Security

Paper Summary:

This paper examines how the issue of security has become an important if not crucial area of concern for all online companies, ecommerce, institutions and Web users. One particular area of contemporary concern is the effect that security issues are having on online shopping and customer confidence in the online payment process. It looks at how the issue of privacy invasion has become central to today's online world, especially in the area of ecommerce with an increase in the reports of fraud and credit card infringements.

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"Phishing is another recent addition to the array of security threats. This term refers to "phishing" for credit card numbers and other sensitive information that can be used by the criminal. Phishing attacks use "...spoofed emails and fraudulent websites to deceive recipients into divulging personal financial data, such as credit card numbers, account usernames and passwords, social security numbers etc." (Prevent Identity Theft and Safeguard Information Assets) Spyware has also become a serous security problem. This refers to malicious software that is designed to "....intercept or take partial control of a computer's operation without the informed consent of that machine's owner or legitimate user." ( Spyware) "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Identity Theft. Retrieved October 3, 2006, from http://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/identity-theft/
• Hagel, John Iii, Ennius E. Bergsma, and Sanjeev Dheer. ( 1966) Placing Your Bets on Electronic Networks." The McKinsey Quarterly (1996): 56.
• Miyazaki, Anthony D., and Ana Fernandez. ( 2001) "Consumer Perceptions of Privacy and Security Risks for Online Shopping." Journal of Consumer Affairs 35.1 (2001): 27.
• Online Privacy and Security: The Fear Factor. (2006) Retrieved October 4, 2006, from http://www.emarketer.com/Reports/All/Privacy_retail_apr06.aspx.
• Online Shopping. Retrieved October 4, 2006, from http://browser.netscape.com/ns8/security/basics_shopping.jsp

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