Emerging client-server security threats in ecommerce
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Risks to client –
Malicious data or code in the form of Trojan Horses, Viruses, Worms and Deviant.
Eavesdropping without proper authorization.
Denial of services and alteration in the data packets received.
Hackers use these tools to interrupt the activities of an e-commerce website.
They can capture user details including password or make the site unavailable for an undefined period of time.
Client threats mainly includetrojan horses, malicious codes and data.
There could be worms in the servers as well that can replicate a programme without requiring a host for it.
Server threats include unauthorized eavesdropping that can lead to unwanted people getting hold of secret and important information.
Denial of services and the modification of the incoming data packets are also some of the leading threats.