IT Solutions Series-E-Commerce Security Advice from Experts

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Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A.
Information Resources
Management Association, USA

CYBERTECHPublishing

Hershey ­ London ­ Melbourne ­ Singapore

Senior Managing Editor: Jan Travers
Managing Editor: Amanda Appicello
Development Editor: Michele Rossi
Copy Editor: Maria Boyer
Typesetter: Jennifer Wetzel
Cover Design: Lisa Tosheff
Printed at: Integrated Book Technology

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Copyright © 2004 by Idea Group Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without written permission from the publisher.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

E-commerce security : advice from experts / Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, editor.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-59140-241-7 (softcover) -- ISBN 1-59140-242-5 (ebook)
1. Electronic commerce--Security measures. I. Khosrowpour, Mehdi, 1951-HF5548.32.E1864 2004 658.4'78--dc22

2003025969

British Cataloguing in Publication Data A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book is available from the British Library.

All work contributed to this book is new, previously-unpublished material. The views expressed in this book are those of the authors, but not necessarily of the publisher.

Acknowledgement

This book is a result of cooperation between expert academics and corporate professionals specializing in e-commerce security. I am very grateful to all those who accepted my invitation to participate in this important project. Without their knowledge and expertise, this book could not have been published. I would also like to take this opportunity and express my many thanks to my assistant, Jennifer Wetzel, for all her hard work and for keeping me and the book project on schedule. Further thanks are due to the CyberTech Publishing editorial team, Jan Travers, senior managing editor and Mandy Appicello, managing editor. Finally, this book is dedicated to my two little girls, Bosha and Anar.

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