Lecture 10: E-Business
E-Commerce
Using IT to buy and sell goods and services electronically
E-business
A broader term, covering not just goods and services exchanges, but also all forms of business conducted using electronic transmission of data and information
Collaborative Commerce
Any two or more entities with shared interest may partner to accomplish a specific goal
This partnering is likely to entail sharing information, which creates additional risk
E-Business Risks
Privacy and confidentiality
Security of information
Systems availability
Transaction integrity
Business policies
Privacy and Confidentiality
Privacy
Policies ensuring that users who access information do not use it for any purpose other than what is allowed by the information provider
Confidentiality
similar to privacy, except that it focuses on information that is specifically designated to be confidential or secret
Securing with Encryption
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Secure Socket Shell (SSH)
Secure Electronic Transmission (SET)
Non-Repudiation
The ability of a party engaged in a transaction to deny either their participation or certain characteristics of the transaction itself
Origin non-repudiation - that the sender did transmit a message or asset
Reception non-repudiation - that the receiver got the message or asset