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A hands-on guide for managers to keep their on-line business secure
Written by a respected expert in the field of e-commerce, Safety Net shows managers, considering Web commerce, the different types of attacks online businesses can experience and details prevention, detection, and recovery countermeasures. Kathleen Sindell provides managers with easy-to-follow directions on how to determine exactly how vulnerable their current system is and how to create an effective security policy that meets the unique requirements of an online business. Readers will learn how to set security policies for customers and internal users; uncover the most common online business vulnerabilities; ensure their business from new types of frauds and cyber crimes; acquire defense tactics for today and tomorrow's virus outbreaks; use multitiered security approaches for protecting distributed offices; and much more.
Written by a respected expert in the field of e-commerce, Safety Net shows managers, considering Web commerce, the different types of attacks online businesses can experience and details prevention, detection, and recovery countermeasures. Kathleen Sindell provides managers with easy-to-follow directions on how to determine exactly how vulnerable their current system is and how to create an effective security policy that meets the unique requirements of an online business. Readers will learn how to set security policies for customers and internal users; uncover the most common online business vulnerabilities; ensure their business from new types of frauds and cyber crimes; acquire defense tactics for today and tomorrow's virus outbreaks; use multitiered security approaches for protecting distributed offices; and much more.
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Safety Net
The facts:
* U.S. business-to-business online transactions will reach $1.3 trillion by 2003
* A 2001 CSI/FBI survey of 538 organizations indicated that 69 percent of respondents experienced computer breaches in 2000
* Companies averaged a loss of $256,000 to security breaches in 2000
* Computer crime cost U.S. companies around $10 billion in 2001
Every day, online businesses and their customers are threatened by fraud, sabotage, espionage, piracy, identity theft, and other forms of electronic warfare. Financial losses due to these security breaches are costly in terms of hard costs (monetary and productivity losses) and the more damaging, long-term public relations costs (customer and reputation losses). Safety Net: Protecting Your Business on the Internet is the first book written specifically for managers that will show you the different types of attacks your online business can suffer. Written by respected e-commerce expert Kathleen Sindell, this hands-on guide provides practical information for a clearer understanding of prevention, detection, and recovery countermeasures to make your e-business a safe haven for customers.
Safety Net is written in accessible, nontechnical language to provide you with practical solutions to your most pressing concerns. Here you'll discover concise, easy-to-follow directions that will help you make security risk assessments and create an effective security policy that meets the unique needs of your online business and your organization. You'll learn how to take advantage of the currently available technology to combat security threats and consequently win the confidence and trust of your customers, who will return to your Web site again and again.
Whether it's protecting your customers' credit card data, the personal information of customers, your business processes, or intellectual property, Safety Net provides expert advice on:
* Familiarizing yourself with the top security issues for online businesses
* Assessing the security level of your Web-based business
* Determining the impact of security on your bottom line
* Protecting your system from intruders
* Understanding the security risks to your Web server
* Determining what you can expect from a firewall
* Understanding insider threats
* And much more!
A successful e-business is based on trust. Learn how to secure the confidence of your valued e-customers by enacting the easy-to-follow safety precautions outlined in Safety Net.
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The facts:
* U.S. business-to-business online transactions will reach $1.3 trillion by 2003
* A 2001 CSI/FBI survey of 538 organizations indicated that 69 percent of respondents experienced computer breaches in 2000
* Companies averaged a loss of $256,000 to security breaches in 2000
* Computer crime cost U.S. companies around $10 billion in 2001
Every day, online businesses and their customers are threatened by fraud, sabotage, espionage, piracy, identity theft, and other forms of electronic warfare. Financial losses due to these security breaches are costly in terms of hard costs (monetary and productivity losses) and the more damaging, long-term public relations costs (customer and reputation losses). Safety Net: Protecting Your Business on the Internet is the first book written specifically for managers that will show you the different types of attacks your online business can suffer. Written by respected e-commerce expert Kathleen Sindell, this hands-on guide provides practical information for a clearer understanding of prevention, detection, and recovery countermeasures to make your e-business a safe haven for customers.
Safety Net is written in accessible, nontechnical language to provide you with practical solutions to your most pressing concerns. Here you'll discover concise, easy-to-follow directions that will help you make security risk assessments and create an effective security policy that meets the unique needs of your online business and your organization. You'll learn how to take advantage of the currently available technology to combat security threats and consequently win the confidence and trust of your customers, who will return to your Web site again and again.
Whether it's protecting your customers' credit card data, the personal information of customers, your business processes, or intellectual property, Safety Net provides expert advice on:
* Familiarizing yourself with the top security issues for online businesses
* Assessing the security level of your Web-based business
* Determining the impact of security on your bottom line
* Protecting your system from intruders
* Understanding the security risks to your Web server
* Determining what you can expect from a firewall
* Understanding insider threats
* And much more!
A successful e-business is based on trust. Learn how to secure the confidence of your valued e-customers by enacting the easy-to-follow safety precautions outlined in Safety Net.
Learn how to battle online security threats with this hands-on guide for managers
Protecting your online business is a never-ending battle between security systems and existing technologies and the sophistication of those seeking to thwart them. Defending your Web business does not rest solely on finding the solution to just one security problem; it relies on your ability to devise an entire program that puts a stop to the security hazards you face today and anticipates those you may face tomorrow. Written especially for managers, Safety Net reveals the different types of attacks your online business can experience and details prevention, detection, and recovery countermeasures you can employ to protect your business from financial losses due to online sabotage.
Packed with easy-to-follow directions, Safety Net helps you determine exactly how vulnerable your current system is and how to create an effective security policy that meets the unique requirements of your online business. Through step-by-step directions, checklists, tests, action plans, and questionnaires, you'll learn how to:
* Set security policies for customers and internal users
* Uncover the most common online business vulnerabilities
* Safeguard your business from new types of frauds and cybercrimes
* Acquire defense tactics for today's and tomorrow's virus outbreaks
* Use multitiered security approaches for protecting distributed offices
* And much more
Protecting your online business is a never-ending battle between security systems and existing technologies and the sophistication of those seeking to thwart them. Defending your Web business does not rest solely on finding the solution to just one security problem; it relies on your ability to devise an entire program that puts a stop to the security hazards you face today and anticipates those you may face tomorrow. Written especially for managers, Safety Net reveals the different types of attacks your online business can experience and details prevention, detection, and recovery countermeasures you can employ to protect your business from financial losses due to online sabotage.
Packed with easy-to-follow directions, Safety Net helps you determine exactly how vulnerable your current system is and how to create an effective security policy that meets the unique requirements of your online business. Through step-by-step directions, checklists, tests, action plans, and questionnaires, you'll learn how to:
* Set security policies for customers and internal users
* Uncover the most common online business vulnerabilities
* Safeguard your business from new types of frauds and cybercrimes
* Acquire defense tactics for today's and tomorrow's virus outbreaks
* Use multitiered security approaches for protecting distributed offices
* And much more
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- PublisherWiley
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0471079626
- ISBN 13 9780471079620
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages336
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