E-commerce Security - Research Proposal

E-COMMERCE SECURITY
Research Proposal
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E-commerce security – Research Proposal
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................... 2
Rationale........................................................................................................................................ 2
Problem domain......................................................................................................................................2
Purpose and justification.........................................................................................................................2
Sponsor or Supervisor recommendation........................................................................................2
Research Questions........................................................................................................................3
Conceptual or Theoretical Framework...........................................................................................3
Methodology..................................................................................................................................3
Research and Systems Development method..........................................................................................3
Data collection.........................................................................................................................................5
Ethical Issues...........................................................................................................................................5
Compliance Requirements.......................................................................................................................5
Analysis of data.......................................................................................................................................5
Project Plan....................................................................................................................................5
Deliverables.............................................................................................................................................5
Work breakdown structure (WBS)..........................................................................................................6
Risk Analysis...........................................................................................................................................7
Duration...................................................................................................................................................7
Gantt chart...............................................................................................................................................8
References..................................................................................................................................... 9
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E-commerce security – Research Proposal
Introduction
This report discusses ecommerce security and proposes development of a secure ecommerce
system for which a plan has been proposed using an integrated methodology for the
development. The paper covers the problem statement, research objectives, needs for the
research, conceptual framework, research questions, methodology for development, data
collection methods, and the work break down structure of the ecommerce development project.
Rationale
Problem domain
Ecommerce is a fast growing field that has emerged over past few years only. Ecommerce
security concerns are also on rise and thus, security management has become one significant
component in the ecommerce development and implementation projects. Attackers use different
strategies and come up with new ones every time such as code injection for stealing credit card
data. Several security dimensions are affected by these security attacks on software such as
system integrity, accuracy, authenticity, availability, confidentiality, privacy, and repudiation.
Ecommerce technologies are constantly changing and thus, there is an increased demand for
enhancing the security solutions that can meet the demands of ecommerce users (Ma, 2008).
Purpose and justification
The reason for this paper may be on investigate the most recent patterns What's more innovations
in the field from claiming ecommerce security. Ecommerce security being An significant
territory from claiming worry today with expanding reception of the engineering organization
everywhere throughout the world, a investigation of the thing that security advances alternately
progresses are going on on ensure ecommerce starting with security dangers might be an crucial
range from claiming ponder. Done UK, the number from claiming ecommerce clients have
developed should 92% of the populace and which puts an immense amount from claiming
individuals In hazard Assuming that ecommerce platforms need aid not great ensured (OECD,
2008).
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