E-commerce and Information Security
(2021) SYSK16 20211Department of Informatics
- Abstract
- At a time when e-commerce is thriving and companies have to work with large quantities of data, there has been an increase of security risks. To stay current and afloat amidst and after the pandemic, the companies need to keep their consumers satisfied and safe. As threats to information systems become more advanced the companies need to stay on top of their game, and keep these risks from becoming incidents. They do this through the use of informal and formal controls within management, operational, and technical controls. To provide an overview of the methods and techniques that can be used to address security problems, specifically relating to the handling of personal data, a qualitative study was conducted. The aim of the study was to... (More)
- At a time when e-commerce is thriving and companies have to work with large quantities of data, there has been an increase of security risks. To stay current and afloat amidst and after the pandemic, the companies need to keep their consumers satisfied and safe. As threats to information systems become more advanced the companies need to stay on top of their game, and keep these risks from becoming incidents. They do this through the use of informal and formal controls within management, operational, and technical controls. To provide an overview of the methods and techniques that can be used to address security problems, specifically relating to the handling of personal data, a qualitative study was conducted. The aim of the study was to investigate what security controls companies have; which are most prevalent; and how they handle the data they store. The empirical data includes five interviews with employees at four different e-commerce companies, working in their respective security departments. The study established certain conclusions, mainly that the more common controls are ones that limit risk and access to systems and information; while less common controls are concerned with detail oriented solutions. (Less)
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- author
- Larsson, Tove LU and Engberg, Nicole
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Security controls in handling information and addressing security problems amid booming e-commerce
- course
- SYSK16 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- report number
- INF21-028
- language
- English
- id
- 9048208
- date added to LUP
- 2021-06-21 11:42:15
- date last changed
- 2021-06-21 11:42:15
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abstract = {{At a time when e-commerce is thriving and companies have to work with large quantities of data, there has been an increase of security risks. To stay current and afloat amidst and after the pandemic, the companies need to keep their consumers satisfied and safe. As threats to information systems become more advanced the companies need to stay on top of their game, and keep these risks from becoming incidents. They do this through the use of informal and formal controls within management, operational, and technical controls. To provide an overview of the methods and techniques that can be used to address security problems, specifically relating to the handling of personal data, a qualitative study was conducted. The aim of the study was to investigate what security controls companies have; which are most prevalent; and how they handle the data they store. The empirical data includes five interviews with employees at four different e-commerce companies, working in their respective security departments. The study established certain conclusions, mainly that the more common controls are ones that limit risk and access to systems and information; while less common controls are concerned with detail oriented solutions.}},
author = {{Larsson, Tove and Engberg, Nicole}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{E-commerce and Information Security}},
year = {{2021}},
}