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10. E-Commerce Security and Fraud Issues and Protections

Authors : Efraim Turban, Judy Whiteside, David King, Jon Outland

Published in: Introduction to Electronic Commerce and Social Commerce

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

Understand the importance and scope of security of information systems for EC.

Describe the major concepts and terminology of EC security.

Understand about the major EC security threats, vulnerabilities, and technical attacks.

Understand Internet fraud, phishing, and spam.

Describe the information assurance security principles.

Describe the major technologies for protection of EC networks, including access control.

Describe various types of controls and special defense mechanisms.

Describe consumer and seller protection from fraud.

Discuss enterprisewide implementation issues for EC security.

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Understand why it is so difficult to stop computer crimes.

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Discuss the future of EC.

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Title: E-Commerce Security and Fraud Issues and Protections
Authors: Efraim Turban
Judy Whiteside
David King
Jon Outland
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Introduction to Electronic Commerce and Social Commerce
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-50090-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-50091-1

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50091-1_10

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