General Information

Course Duration
3 hours

Audience
A wide range of information technology (IT) professionals and business managers, including IT managers, webmasters, system integrators, Internet/intranet/extranet consultants, departmental managers, and strategic IT planners

Prerequisites
Familiarity with the concepts of the Internet and e-commerce

Topics Covered

• E-commerce
• Components of e-commerce

• Origins of secure payment protocols
• SET
• DigiCash
• CyberCash
• Other protocols and new initiatives

• Business-to-business e-commerce
• Traditional EDI
• EDI over the Web

Course Aim

To provide an overview of secure e-commerce, including consumer to business and business to business e-commerce

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, the student should be able to

• explain the concept of e-commerce
  
  
• discuss the evolution of e-commerce
  
  
• define the risks associated with e-commerce
  
  
• explain the building blocks of secure e-commerce
  
  
• discuss secure payment protocols
  
  
• distinguish between traditional EDI and EDI over the Internet
  
  
• understand the principles of EDI security