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What is Self-Defending Capability

Chapter 33
Handbook of Research on Information Security and Assurance
The ability of networks to respond to threats and attempted security breaches in an automated fashion and without human intervention.
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Plugging Security Holes in Online Environment
Sushil K. Sharma (Ball State University, USA), Jatinder N.D. Gupta (The University of Alabama at Huntsville, USA), and Ajay K. Gupta (Gsecurity, Inc., USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-855-0.ch033
Abstract
The ability to perform E-Commerce over the Internet has become the driver of the new digital economy. As it has opened up opportunities for businesses and consumers to conduct online transactions on a 24/7 basis, at the same time, it has also opened new opportunities for hackers to exploit the medium for nefarious cyber attacks. This paper discusses various potential security holes that exists in the e-commerce environment and suggests a framework to protect organizations from security breaches.
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