e-Commerce Security

Audience

This course is intended for Managers and technical staff who are in a position to provide e-commerce security recommendations to executives.

Objective

• Identify the features of a Security Firewall.


• Identify the features of Information Encryption.


• Identify the features of Authentication and Authorization.


• Identify the features of ECommerce Payment Security.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Security Firewalls

• Identify the role of a security policy in e-commerce.
• Identify approaches to security risk assessment in e-commerce.
• Identify the features of network security relating to access administration.
• Identify physical security options.
• Identify the risks involved in downloading code via a Web browser.
• Identify the features of a firewall.
• Identify the levels of firewall implementation.
• Identify the features and functions of packet-filter firewalls.
• Identify the features and functions of proxy firewalls.
• Identify the role of personal firewalls in e-commerce.
• Identify the features of dynamic firewalls.

Unit 2: Information Encryption

• Identify the forms of attack that data encryption protects against.
• Identify basic data encryption concepts.
• Identify modern data encryption concepts.
• Identify the characteristics of public and secret key encryption systems.
• Identify the role of global legislation in monitoring encryption techniques.
• Identify the features of Data Encryption Standard (DES).
• Identify the features of the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption method.
• Identify the features of the RSA encryption method.
• Identify public key cryptography standards (PKCS).
• Identify some applications of encryption.
• Identify the features of the Kerberos model.
• Identify the components of a public key infrastructure (PKI).
• Identify the features of Secure Lockets Layer (SSL).
• Identify the features of the IPSec protocol.
• Identify the technologies that allow for secure electronic mail.
• Identify the role of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) in e-commerce.

Unit 3: Authentication and Authorization

• Identify authentication methods for individuals.
• Identify the role of passwords in authentication processes.
• Identify types of tokens used in authentication processes.
• Identify the features of biometric systems.
• Identify the functions of single sign-on techniques.
• Identify types of digital certificates.
• Identify the steps involved in obtaining a personal certificate.
• Identify the steps involved in obtaining a server certificate.

Unit 4: E-Commerce Payments Security

• Identify the features of electronic cash.
• Identify the features of smart cards.
• Identify the role of credit and debit cards in e-commerce.
• Identify the features of SET.
• Identify the features of the iKP protocols.

Duration

8

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media