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Ecommerce
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 4
04/18/2012

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Term
Top 10 Threats to E-Commerce, 5 relate to fraud

List these
Definition
Misc Fraud
Advance Fee Fraud
Auction fraud
Credit card fraud
Overpayment fraud
Term
Top 10 Threats to E-Commerce, 5 relate to fraud

List the ones that don't
Definition
Non-delivery
FBI-Related scams
ID Theft
Computer crimes
Spam
Term
How are users tricked in e-commerce?
Definition
Phishing and pharming attacks
Term
How does phishing often give itself away?
Definition
It arrives as spam and does not discriminate between receipients
Term
What is pharming?
Definition
Redirecting someone from a legit website to a hackers one, can be done via DNS poisoning.
Term
Which two types of communications do e-commerce use instead of emails
Definition
Messaging features within websites
Traditional email ltd to notification of messages awaiting retrieval
Term
Securing an e-commerce site has three layers to secure which are
Definition
User side
During transport of data
At the merchant side
Term
What considerations for sec at the user side (2)
Definition
Physical access control to the machine
User auth and authorisation
Term
What considerations for sec at the transport (2)
Definition
Confidentiality
Integrity
Term
What sec at the merchant side (3)
Definition
Secure storage of user info
User's privacy protection
Auth of parties involved
Term
Three types of certificates
Definition
Self issues
Legit
Extended validity
Term
What are the threats to E-Commerce?
Definition
Fraud
Identity theft
Non-delivery
Spam
Term
List TEN. THAT'S RIGHT, TEN Fraud scenarios
Definition
Steals CC details
Manipulates the price of products
fake orders on behalf of other users
Cancel orders of other users
Modify shipping address of order
Shut down online store
Harvest email Ids for spam
Reset passwords of users
Gifts himself a gift voucher from another user
Places two orders for the price of one
Term
How could a user notice they've been 'pharmed'
Definition
Lack of SSL or invalid certifiate
Term
What is the consequence of phishing to the user?
Definition
Parting with the requested information leaves the user vulnerable to theft and financial loss
Term
What does phising force companies to do?
Definition
Communicate with their users in other ways
Term
What way might merchants talk to their customers besides emails?
Definition
Incorp. messaging features within websites
Term
What two threats besides phishing and pharming are there to e-commerce?
Definition
Defacement
Denial of service
Term
What two phishing and pharming exploit?
Definition
Naivety of consumers
Term
What considerations are there when securing an e-commerce site? (5)
Definition
Client,
data in transmit,
e-commerce server,
backend system,
database
Term
What security do you consider at the user side?
Definition
Physical access control to the machine

User authentication and authorisation
Term
What considerations are there during transport of data?
Definition
Confidentiality

Data integrity
Term
Security at the merchant side needs which considerations?
Definition
Secure storage of user info

User privacy protection

Authentication of parties involved
Term
What is the most widely used security mechanism for e-commerce?
Definition
SSL
Term
What provides encryption of the communications link and confirmation that server belongs to merchant?
Definition
SSL
Term
What does SSL not do?
Definition
Allow the merchant to ID the consumer (unless the consumder has a certificate)
Term
What does SSL do?
Definition
Encryption of the comms link

Confirmation that server belongs to merchant
Term
What four measures are there to boost confidence?
Definition
Verified by Visa

Verisign

Mastercard SecureCode

TrustE
Term
How do schemes like Verified by Visa work?
Definition
Users berify the legitimate use of their card number by providing a password
Term
What is an extended validity certificate?
Definition
Like a legit certificate, but more
Term
What three types of certificates can you get?
Definition
Self-issued
Legitimate
Extended validity
Term
What did some bloody academics break?
Definition
Created a rogue certification authority
Term
What does a rogue certificate authority allow to happen?
Definition
MITM attacks
Term
How does the rogue certificate authority generate certificates?
Definition
MD5 collisions
Term
What are the required actions for E-Commerce?
Definition
Appropriate use of technologies

Improved awareness to increase consumer confidence
Term
What type of protection is needed for e-commerce?
Definition
Authentication of merchant server
Authentication of client computer
Protection during transmit for C&I
Secure storage
Privacy protection
Physical access to client machine
Term
What is available to protect e-commerce?
Definition
SSL to protect during transmit
Certificates to authenticate
Encryption at the client end
Further authentication through things like 'Verified by Visa'
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