Describe the security threats in the E-commerce environment and give the
technology solutions.
SECURITY THREATS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
Data breaches pose a significant security Encryption, tokenization, and Secure threat in e-commerce, allowing Socket Layer (SSL) certificates are cybercriminals to unauthorized access essential technologies used to protect sensitive customer information, leading sensitive data from unauthorized access, to financial loss, reputational damage, ensuring data integrity and security. and legal consequences for businesses. Phishing attacks, where cybercriminals Robust email filters, multi-factor impersonate legitimate websites or send authentication (MFA), and website fraudulent emails, pose a significant verification are essential measures to security threat in the e-commerce protect users from phishing emails, environment, potentially leading to unauthorized access, and fraudulent identity theft, financial fraud, and websites. unauthorized account access. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Traffic filtering, Content Delivery attacks disrupt e-commerce websites by Networks (CDNs), and anomaly overwhelming servers with traffic, detection systems help identify and leading to financial losses and damage to block malicious DDoS traffic, reduce a company's reputation. impact on origin servers, and trigger countermeasures.