Dedications
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors and Organisations
Preface
Acknowledgements
1: Research Overview and Technologies for Internet security
1 Introduction
2. Research Rationale
3. Research Hypothesis
4. Conceptual Research Context
5. TEISMEs Business Operational Risks
6. Technology for Internet Security
7. Summary of Chapter One
References
2: Impacts of TEI on SMEs
1. Introduction
2. Impacts of TEI on SMEs in the UK
3. Disintermediation and Reintermediation
4. Promote Products to Suit Each Individual Customer
5. Electronic Payment
6. Generic Problems with Network Protocol Layers
7. Application Security Problems
8. Summary of Chapter Two
References
3: Risk Assessment of TEI on TEISME
1. Introduction
2. Concept of Risk
3. Risk and the Risk Assessment Approaches
4. Quantitative Approaches
5. Qualitative Risk Assessment Model
6. WEAKNESSES OF RISK ASSESSMENT MODELS
7. Why BS7799
8. Summary of Chapter Three
References
4: Methodology
1. Introduction
2. Method
3. Shoniregun Risk Assessment Model
4. Analysis of Shoniregun¿s Risk Assessment Model Implementation
5 Summary of Chapter Four
References
5: Analysis of Results
1. Introduction
2. Analysis of 500 TEISMEs Based on co.uk Service Provider
3. Laboratory Experiments
4. Analysis of400 TEISMEs Questionnaire Survey
5. Correlation Between Annual Sales and Vulnerability
6. Analysis of TEISMEs Interviewed
7. Analysis of Case Study Observations
8. Shoniregun TEISME Risk Assessrnent Calculation
9. Result Summary of Hypotheses Test
10. Summary of Chapter Five
References
6: Critical Evaluation and Discussion
1. Introduction
2. Challenges of TEI on Information Security
3. Shared Threats
4. TEISMEs Business Operations are not Immune to Internet Attacks
5. Risks andTrust
6. TEISME Business Operational Risk Liability
7. Current Developments in Internet Security
8. Government Concern Over Security
9 Summary of Chapter Six
References
7: Conclusion
1. Global Issues and Internet Security Facing TEISMEs
2. Recommendations
3. FutureWork
References
Index

This study investigates the impacts and risk assessment of technology-ena­ bled information (TET), v^hich are engaged in the process of discovering the opportunities and challenges presented by TEI to the new form of small medi­ um enterprises (SME) business transactions: Technology Enable Information Small Medium Enterprises (TEISME). Within the UK economy, the notion of TEISMEs is one that forms the focus for this research. Other technologies that enabled information are also discussed. For example electronic mail (e-mail), voice mail, facsimile machines (fax), teleconferencing, data conferencing, vid­ eo conferencing, electronic data interchange (EDI), and mobile phone (WAP), which are geared towards ease of transferring information are investigated. The electronic marketplace itself can be described as an on-line location for buyers and sellers to meet and conduct their business and complete transac­ tions. This study identified ways of minimising the risk liability of TEISME busi­ ness operations as a result of their dependences on TEI (Internet-eC). The rapid evolution and spread of information technology (IT) during the last few years is challenging SMEs, governments and the Internet security professionals to rethink the very nature of risk exposure. Parallel to this notion is the task of identifying: the technologies for Internet Security, the generic problems with network protocol layers, and key elements or threads that might be common to all TEISMEs business operations.