ABSTRACT
Maintaining security and privacy requires corporate planning, training, implementing controls properly, monitoring the effectiveness of controls, and taking necessary corrective action. Owing to the nature of e-commerce, the Web applications that were created utilized electronic interfaces that often replaced human relationships. As these interfaces become standard to customers and business partners, the challenge for companies is that they need to provide the same level of trust and confidence from their e-commerce site compared to businesses that run without them. že security technology that underlies these e-commerce applications is crucial in building this trust, enabling clients to deal with the company with confidence and security. Security is the most important factor for e-commerce businesses because it is the bind for strengthening the relationships and tying the company more closely to its customers and partners. As business success depends largely on the close ties with clients, the security technology needed for e-commerce differs from the tools that are often used to secure corporate networks.
