期刊名称：Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：1992-8645
电子版ISSN：1817-3195
出版年度：2019
卷号：97
期号：13
页码：3718-3729
出版社：Journal of Theoretical and Applied
摘要：The sales and purchase of goods and services through online platforms is increasingly gaining prominence around the globe. Most businesses are currently adopting e-commerce as an option of increasing the profitability of their goods and services. The internet has been an important channel for consumers to source for goods and services, and also as convenient way of making payments. Security of the online business is very important for its success. The research, therefore intends to identify and discuss various privacy and security issues within e-commerce. The research found that there were different causes of security breaches which can compromise the safety of e-commerce operations. The study also found out that there were numerous measures that businesses can implement to counter the rising threat to the security of online-based businesses.
