11-18-2005, 12:30 PM
Quote: With the arrival of the holiday shopping season, online retailers are gearing up for their busiest time of the year. But this season, merchants need to take extra steps to fine-tune their Web sites and secure consumer data if they are going to ensure safe online shopping.
...the most elusive vulnerabilities are those introduced through custom-developed e-commerce applications. These applications are used to conduct online transactions or support holiday marketing initiatives. In fact, Gartner Inc. has estimated that 75% of online attacks target Web applications.
full article: http://www.computerworld.com/securitytop...95,00.html