Title: E-business, recent threats and security countermeasures

Authors: Sina Pournouri; Matthew Craven

Addresses: Sheffield Hallam University, Howard St, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 1WB, UK ' SoCM, University of Plymouth, Drakes Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK

Abstract: Today, computers play a prominent role in human life and e-business makes the lives of people easier. Online shopping and electronic trade benefit both customers and companies. Although the concept of e-business has many advantages, it also furnishes cybercriminals opportunities to access, steal and manipulate data. Thus, security requirements ought to be considered by managers who run their businesses via computers and the internet. One of the first steps to defining security requirements is threat and risk assessment, which may be done by cyberattack profiling. This paper aims to profile recent cyberattacks, investigate trends and relationships between distinct factors and based on those, give security policies as security countermeasures. The work described was presented at the 9th ICGSSS Conference in December 2013.

Keywords: e-business; electronic documents; cyberattacks; profiling; customers; cybercriminals; threats; risk; electronic business; security countermeasures; digital forensics.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESDF.2014.064402

International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics, 2014 Vol.6 No.3, pp.169 - 184

Received: 15 Mar 2014
Accepted: 25 Mar 2014
Published online: 30 Aug 2014 *

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