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- 2. The process of making financial transactions online can have many security risks for E-commerce websites. So in order to prevent any loss of money on both sides, precautions such as firewalls and SSL can be installed to make sure of this.
- 5. policy These are the rules all retail merchants establish in order to manage a process by which customers can exchange unwanted or defective merchandise that they have purchased previously.
- 6. to standards This means recognized operations, designs and maintenance standards which are followed all the time and are continually improved. An example of this would be strong passwords.
- 7. considerations This is something that is needed to be considered when creating a website online such as the patent and copyright aspects of the computer technology and software (which is one of many that need to be considered). Examples would be DPA, privacy in electronic communications regulations and CMA.
- 8. The process of gaining unauthorized access to data in a system or a computer. The risks for an organisation would be the revealing and tampering with the data already present in the system. To avoid this many precautions can be put in place such as firewalls and passwords.
- 11. This is the process of illegally stealing high-ranking content (usually by code) from other webpages and placing it within your own site in the hopes that it will increase your own website's search engine rankings. This process deters the internet traffic from one website to another. In order to avoid this, organisations can use preventative measures such as a cloaking tool to protect your source code.
- 12. theft This is the fraudulent practice of using another person's name and personal information to obtain personal information such as credit card numbers, loans etc...If this were to take place within an organisation, it could be potentially be a huge hit financially to that company. To avoid this, emails that are received should be double checked before any consideration into opening them should be made.
- 13. This is a piece of code that is has the ability of copying itself in order to create a detrimental effect like corrupting a computing system or destroying data. If this effects a organisation, it could lead to the deletion of important data and information. To avoid this, organisations can use precautions such as firewalls, anti-virus software and refrain from clicking on any suspicious websites and links.
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- 1. This is a form of wrongful and criminal deception with the intention of financial and personal gain. Organisations can be effected by this by having their reputation ruined or losing out financially. A way to avoid this would be making sure all their customers are aware of this by posters and adverts.
- 3. methods This is the process in which the credentials provided compare to the ones on a file within a database of authorized users. One of these methods would be passwords.
- 4. payment software This is something that provides secure protection for a computer or network involving transactions and payments regarding products. This is only one of many of the software.
- 9. This protects a network or system from unauthorized any access. Websites use this constantly, especially E-commerce sites, to protect their customers details either being stolen or hacking.
- 10. certificate This is a type of digital confirmation that enables organizations to develop, deploy and scale secure their applications and online services.
- 11. This is the fraudulent practice of sending emails whilst pretending to be reputable companies so they can induce individuals to reveal their personal information such as credit card numbers and passwords. This can create a bad stigma for organisations and could potentially cause the loss of internet traffic. A way to avoid this, would be to constantly remind customers that you do not send out emails such as this and raise awareness about it.