How Network Security Influences E-commerce Activities

HOW THE NETWORK
SECURITY CAN
INFLUENCES THE E-
COMMERCE
ACTIVITIES

Table of Contents
Research Topic: How the network security can influences the e-commerce activities. A
investigation conducted on Amazon................................................................................................1
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Background of project............................................................................................................1
Rationale for selection of research topic................................................................................2
Research aim and objectives..................................................................................................2
Research questions.................................................................................................................2
Literature Review.............................................................................................................................3
To identify the role and importance of network security in success and viable performance of
an e-commerce company........................................................................................................3
To evaluate about the influences lead by network security on the activities of an e-commerce
organisation............................................................................................................................4
To determine the various strategies and network security tools that could be implement by
Amazon to ensure better safety measures for its online activities and operations to yield better
customer experience and satisfaction.....................................................................................5
Research Methodology....................................................................................................................6
Activities and timescale...................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

Research Topic: How the network security can influences the e-commerce
activities. A investigation conducted on Amazon.
Introduction
Background of project
As the development of internet is still on the fast track as more and more companies
enterprises and specialist small and medium-sized businesses are realizing the opportunity that
electronic commerce or e-commerce can brought them (Muddu, Tryfonas and Bulusu, 2018). E-
Commerce is one common trend which is speedily flourishing in all the different organisational
sectors and industries several opportunities and Strengths to all business segments and
organizations. Therefore separate business industries and companies are trying to catch up with
the first phase in the similar area of development of e-commerce. On the other hand There are
several organisations who are leading in position of in commerce are now implementing strategic
tools for avoiding reducing and managing the potential risks which E-Commerce brings to them
and to their businesses. Increasing use of internet and which digitalization has changed the lives
of many people businesses and other ordinary people to be connected with each other around the
globe and enabling them to access to the respective networks at a single and in a very efficient
way. This also provides an easy way of transferring information one place to another over the
computer networks but this also gives rise to several security issues and risks (Lin and et. al.,
2018). Therefore the network security has a very huge and essential influence over The E-
Commerce activities and different business transactions taking place on it. The investigation for
the respective research is going to be conducted over Amazon which is a American multinational
conglomerate technology based company. Amazon was founded in in 1994 by Jeff Bezos and it
is a public company. The company main product are Amazon echo, Amazon fire, Amazon fire
TV, Amazon fire OS, and Amazon Kindle. The other main services which are provided by
Amazon are amazon.com, Amazon Alexa, Amazon app store, Amazon prime video, Amazon
music and Amazon Web services. Company deals in e-commerce industry, cloud computing,
artificial intelligence, consumer electronics, digital distribution and grocery stores. Most of the
industries in which Amazon deals are network operated and therefore network security plays a
very important and essential role in e-commerce activities in which Amazon engages.
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Rationale for selection of research topic
The selection of current research topic i.e. evaluating about how the network security can
influences the e-commerce activities is rationale as in today’s modern world huge scope and
opportunities is there for an online business but the security measures are always a biggest
concern for both customers and orgnisation. Thus, evaluating about the influence of network
security on the activities of an e-commerce orgnisation is vital for professional development of
researcher. Furthers, the current research topic also yield information about various strategies
and network security tools that could be implement by a company to ensure better safety
measures thus it is rationale and justifiable from view point of orgnisation. Apart from this, it
also meet the personal implication of investigator as it lead to enhanced academic performance
and better managerial skills along with better source of information for other scholar.
Research aim and objectives
Aim of project
The main aim behind conducting current research work on Amazon is, “To evaluate
about how the network security can influences the e-commerce activities along with
indentifying its importance for success of an e-commerce orgnisation.
Research objectives
The main objectives of investigator behind conducting this research work on an e-
commerce orgnisation i.e. Amazon has been listed as below:
 To indentify the role and importance of network security in success and viable
performance of an e-commerce company (Maher and Boccon-Gibod, 2018).
 To evaluate about the influences lead by network security on the activities of an e-
commerce orgnisation.
 To determine the various strategies and network security tools that could be implement
by Amazon to ensure better safety measures for its online activities and operations to
yield better customer experience and satisfaction.
Research questions
The main questions and issues that would be addressed through current investigation
conducted on Amazon are stated as follows:
 What role and importance is lead by network security on success and viable performance
of an e-commerce company?
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