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Addressing Wireless Security Challenges in E-Commerce Services

Gloomy security forecasts, rampant macro viruses, and stagnating denial-of- service attacks haven't stopped E-commerce sites from deploying more services on the Internet. Likewise, there's no sign that these events are stopping wireless developers from deploying all sorts of Web sites and . . . . Gloomy security forecasts, rampant macro viruses, and stagnating denial-of- service attacks haven't stopped E-commerce sites from deploying more services on the Internet. Likewise, there's no sign that these events are stopping wireless developers from deploying all sorts of Web sites and services for cell phones, personal digital assistants, and pagers. In fact, brokers such as Ameritrade, E-Trade, and Suretrade; banks such as Harris Bank and Chase Manhattan; and bill-payment services such as CheckFree are already offering consumers wireless stock trading, banking, and bill- payment services in the United States, using readily available security technology. For most devices, that means a user name and password for authentication, and some form of scaled-back Secure Sockets Layer encryption technology to prevent eavesdropping. The link for this article located at Lexis-Nexis is no longer available. . The convergence of pessimistic projections and cyber vulnerabilities presents major challenges for wireless services in e-commerce and finance sectors, impacting consumer confidence. Ecommerce Security, Wireless Technology, Cyber Threats, Authentication Methods. . Anthony Pell

Oct 24, 2000 • Anthony Pell Network Security