THE RESEARCH ON THE SECURITY OF ONLINE TRANSACTIONS IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

THE RESEARCH ON THE SECURITY OF ONLINE TRANSACTIONS IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

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4 May 2009

Abstract

The use of the internet is a reality in the modern business environment and is an aspect that has been harnessed to ensure operational success With increase in use of internet in nearly all sectors internet security has slowly developed to be one of the most important aspect in ensuring successful e-business operations (Crowder Bailey 2004 ) Security determines the levels of efficiency and trust that

can be bestowed in internet transactions and is therefore an important factor in ensuring operational success . It is worth noting that due to the role played by technology in determining the nature of the operational environment all organisation irrespective of their levels of appreciation of internet technology and e-business are affected by development in internet technology and thus have to be on the look out as dictated by the 'environmental scanning ' principle of strategic management (Smith 2003

Security in E-transactions

E-transactions like all inter-device communication are faced with a number of threats that originate from the nature of communication and technological developments . It is worth noting that security issues in any computer based system can arise from either end or during transmission of data (Bragg 2003 . Developments in technology and continual use of the internet are some of the factors that have led to an increase in research on what can be done to ensure that online transactions are safe . Denial of...