Security of on-line transactions

by Hywel Jones

I have looked at some of the different payment methods available, how secure they are and the security standards they need to reach. I have also looked at some of the ways organisations are trying to secure the way customers make payments - briefly discussing the methods of SSL and SET.

Links:

IT Security, Threats and Opportunities http://www.baltimore.com/library/pki/pki-security.html

Survey of on-line shoppers http://www.pm.gov.uk/news.asp?newsid=3171

Should you worry about buying on-line? http://www.pm.gov.uk/news.asp?newsid=3171

How secure is secure? http://www.ciol.com/content/technology/techbytes/101011801.asp

Reducing on-line credit card fraud? http://www.webdevelopersjournal.com/articles/card_fraud.html