Information Security Management

The last few decades have seen the transformation of business process in Internet based process . The Internet has changed the business modes . The concept of geographical boundaries is no more a major concern for the companies to reach the potential consumers . The time saving business process not only include the exchange of information and documents but also goods and services can be bought and sell in a time saving fashion With such enormous benefits being provided the use of Internet has also posed some challenges to the customised methods of business . The

Companies that understand the benefits of introducing Internet based business techniques are transforming their business processes to Internet based business . This trend has also effected the process of traditional retailing through outlets . There has been a considerable research on the effects of online sale on traditional business methods and consumer behaviour for example (Sindhav and Balazs , 1999 Reardon 2002 . The main aim of this report is to summarise what has been written so far about on line sale and its impact on the IKEA store . It will also underline the ethical and legal issues related to the security measures of information

Last two decades have seen multi-fold progress in the use of Internet (USIC and IITA , 2000 . Nua Internet Surveys have reported an increment in the number of Internet users globally , statistics state the users are increased in all regions of the world from 171 million in 1999 to 304 million in March 2000 , an increase of 78 percent (USIC and IITA , 2000 The accessibility of the consumers to different products and services has also been increased . In to respond to the changing needs of the customers businesses are also applying new techniques to capture a vast market (Ram et al , 1999 . Through Internet the competition has also increased which put pressure on the manufactures to keep the prices low (ISPO , 1997 . Furthermore , the businesses , which are using on line selling approach , do not have to face the geographical constraints a large no of customers can be addressed with undertaking a single effort The advantages to the notion of Internet have made it the most important driving force of the business revolution . Like all the other Internet based business processes online shopping is gaining popularity among people due to its characteristics of easy access , 24 hours availability , current Information and price reduction . In the busy world of 21st century the tradition of on line shopping has become necessity The increase in the importance has also given rise to different challenges , which need to be addressed in an effective manner . Service providers are driven and motivated by the consumer . A greater dependency upon such interactive services offers providers with the foundation for forming further online retail outlets for customers to integrate into their lives

E- Retailing

Retail chains became serious about the internet when they realised that if they did not follow their customers online , they risked forfeiting them to more fleet-footed competitors . Major offline retailers migrated...