Security, Commerce And The Int

Part I of Essay
ernet As the internet/world wide web (www), gradually became more available to ordinary computer users, it was obvious that it would become a target market for commercial retailers, financial services, etc. The benefits to seller and buyer are readily apparent – shopp ....

Part II of Essay
.... this essay, I will be examining some of the above issues, and attempting to show that ‘security weaknesses’ do represent a barrier to commerce on the net; but I will also evaluate some of the measures currently available to strengthen security. In general terms, as soon as you install an internet package on your PC at home and connect your modem, you have opened a window into your computer through which anyone (should they have the skill) can look. This may not present a major threat to the average user as far as confidentiali ....