Sukhdeep Kaur
Sukhdeep Kaur
Sukhdeep Kaur
Sukhdeep Kaur
M.C.A-III
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ELECTRONIC
COMMERCE
Client Threats
These are those threats which effects the
Clients Computer. These threats are
created by the third party applications or
software's.
There are various types of Client Threats
which are:-
1.A.) Active Content
1.B.) Malicious Codes
1.C.) Server-side Masquerading
1.A.) Active Content
• Active content are the programs which are present transparently at the web
pages.
• This Content cause some action which occurs are the Webpages like moving
graphics, download and play audio etc.
• In E-Commerce these active contents are used to place orders or to add item in to
the carts and also helpful in doing the E-Commerce Transactions.
• Some Embedded Active Content cause the threat or damage to the E-Commerce
Sites.
• This Active Content are modified for the purpose of hacking.
• The Hackers can easily get the personal information of the user like its card no,
address, payment information etc.
1.B.) Malicious Codes
• Computer viruses, worms and trojan horses are examples of malicious code.
• A trojan horse is a program which performs a useful function, but performs an
unexpected action as well.
• Virus is a code segment which replicates by attaching copies to existing executable.
• A worm is a program which replicates itself and causes execution of the new copy.
These can create havoc on the client side.
Communication Channel Threats
• The internet serves act as the electronic chain linking a
consumer (client) to an e-commerce resource
(commerce server).
• Messages on the internet travel a random path from a
source node to a destination node.
• The message passes through a number of intermediate
computers on the network before reaching the final
destination.
• It is impossible to guarantee that every computer on
the internet through which messages pass is safe,
secure, and non-hostile.