For e-commerce to succeed, consumers and businesses need to have trust in its infrastructure. Security of internet transactions is, therefore, key to the success of e-commerce. Changes in the law governing businesses that use e-commerce, which come into effect in October, make it timely to review the risks involved.
Security risks in e-commerce come from a number of different directions – not just viruses, but also hackers, cyber criminals and cyber terrorists. The recent large-scale interference with trade on the internet, in the form of the Code Red worm, highlights some of the issues.
