Potential Risk to an Organisation of Committing to an E-Commerce System.
I am going to be explaining the potential risk to an organisation of committing to an E-commerce system.
E-commerce has many drawbacks. I will be going through these drawbacks that risk an organisation of committing to an E-commerce system. * Advertising and maintaining website * Hackers * Identity theft * Website not being recognised * Viruses * Profit * Delivery
Advertising and maintaining website
A drawback of an Ecommerce is the advertising. If no-one knows it exists it will not generate any revenue. Of course the most effective way of advertising your online business is through the word of mouth, so you need to build a customer base for your business.
Maintaining website is important. Customers want a website that is updated regularly, such as product updates for new products etc. you need to make sure the information that is provided is up to date and accurate. So fix missing pages, broken links and forms and missing images. You need to also be aware of backing up your site. Imagine your site files were wiped out how would you get back all of your data.
Hackers
Hacking is a very high risk to an organisation of an E-commerce. The higher your profit is on the Internet, if you are advertising your site or are a big company name; statistically you're going to get hit more likely than a site that has no visibility on the Internet. There are many reasons why a hacker might attempt to gain access to a small business website; most hackers are hacking to make money.
Identity theft
Identity theft is common risk to an organisation when committing to an E-commerce system. Identity theft is when someone has enough information about an identity to commit identity fraud; these can be credit, medical, employment and checks. It's the misuse identify of another person without their knowledge or permission. Identity theft schemes include unauthorized purchases orders with items shipped to rented offices under the business name. Or they
E-commerce has many drawbacks. I will be going through these drawbacks that risk an organisation of committing to an E-commerce system. * Advertising and maintaining website * Hackers * Identity theft * Website not being recognised * Viruses * Profit * Delivery
Advertising and maintaining website
A drawback of an Ecommerce is the advertising. If no-one knows it exists it will not generate any revenue. Of course the most effective way of advertising your online business is through the word of mouth, so you need to build a customer base for your business.
Maintaining website is important. Customers want a website that is updated regularly, such as product updates for new products etc. you need to make sure the information that is provided is up to date and accurate. So fix missing pages, broken links and forms and missing images. You need to also be aware of backing up your site. Imagine your site files were wiped out how would you get back all of your data.
Hackers
Hacking is a very high risk to an organisation of an E-commerce. The higher your profit is on the Internet, if you are advertising your site or are a big company name; statistically you're going to get hit more likely than a site that has no visibility on the Internet. There are many reasons why a hacker might attempt to gain access to a small business website; most hackers are hacking to make money.
Identity theft
Identity theft is common risk to an organisation when committing to an E-commerce system. Identity theft is when someone has enough information about an identity to commit identity fraud; these can be credit, medical, employment and checks. It's the misuse identify of another person without their knowledge or permission. Identity theft schemes include unauthorized purchases orders with items shipped to rented offices under the business name. Or they