DATA SECURITY COMPROMISE: Every data transaction which takes place on the
internet basically consists of three things - a client, a link and a
server. This model can be applied to web commerce, to health care
organizations, to government websites, basically to anyone who is offering
information over the world wide web. Each section of this model can have
Clients are able to find and access a number of web sites via search
engines. However, it is important that each client understand that the web
site they are accessing may not be 1) active 2) secure 3) truly the
business they feel they are engaging in commerce with. A good example of
this may be websites that mirror more popular websites by names that are
similar or by hackers who are able to simply copy the original web site and
rename it for their own means. Also, many websites may belong to companies
who cannot be trusted and clients take a risk when providing the credit
card numbers to unknown sites. Clients must be aware of whether the site
is genuine and that the company who offers the site can be considered to be
trust worthy. As there is very little in the way of legal precedent
surrounding transactions on the world wide web, it is very much a case of
Some systems have been developed to help clients and customers verify
that the business they want to deal with is truly the site they are
accessing. Some companies have gone to great lengths to ensure that their
domain names are "bracketed", meaning that their domain and any likely
variations on the same are registered so unscrupulous persons cannot
develop like sites with similar names. Companies such as TrueSite and the
Better Business Bureau On line have also gotten into the business. It is
possible to identify through these organizations, sites which meet higher
standards and are truly the sites from which the client wants to transact
business. Some co...