Security of Internet Transactions
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Date
2009
Authors
Musau, F.
Ren, S.
Yu, Shouyi
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Publisher
Springer
Abstract
State-of-the-art IT facilities are ever more frequently applied in all areas
of life. Nowadays, Internet connection, online resources and services are taken
for granted. It is much quicker (almost immediate) and more convenient to access
electronic information and use online services than to employ traditional methods.
Therefore, more and more people take advantage of these options. Aware of the benefits,
they often forget about network threats (that arise from inappropriate software
protection and failure to follow necessary security rules) or simply underestimate
them. This chapter deals with threats to Internet transactions with particular emphasis
on new ways of obtaining information and data under false pretences and threats
to services rendered in wireless networks.