Day 3-Research

How does digital security impact future digital footprint?

Digital Security- is the protection of your digital identity

Digital security is very important since many tasks are now done online. These are some facts about digital security:

1. Recently, with the growth of DSL and cable connection technologies, millions of small to medium size companies and businesses are wide open to the ravages of the Internet. It is a very simple task for anyone to have full access to all the data contained in the hard drive of anyone connected to a DSL or cable modem line.

http://www.digitalsecurity.com/

2. As much as 60% of corporate data resides unprotected on PC desktops and laptops.

(IDC analyst Cynthia Doyle, Business Continuity in 2002: It's Not
Business as Usual, April 2002)

http://www.de.connected.com/downloads/Items%20for%20Downloads/Facts%20and%20Figures%20on%20data%20protection_Q4_02.pdf

3. 
Practical Consequences
1. The merchant is always responsible for security of the Internet-connected PC where customer details are handled. Virus protection and a firewall are the minimum requirement. To be absolutely safe, store sensitive information and customer details on zip-disks, a physically separate PC or with a commercial file storage service. Always keep multiple back-ups of essential information, and ensure they are stored safely off-site.
2. Where customers order by email, information should be encrypted with PGP or similar software. Or payment should be made by specially encrypted checks and ordering software.
3. Where credit cards are taken online and processed later, it's the merchant's responsibility to check the security of the hosting company's webserver. Use a reputable company and demand detailed replies to your queries.
http://www.ecommerce-digest.com/ecommerce-security-issues.html