E-government website security concerns and citizens' adoption

E-government websites are national websites that handle transactions between governments, citizens and businesses. They involve financial and informational transactions that are crucial and influence the level of trust between citizens and governments. This study utilised Rapid7 security and penetration testing tools to explore the vulnerabilities and exploits of major e-government websites in Jordan. Results indicated that most explored websites suffered from the existence of vulnerabilities open for possible attacks. In addition, all types of exploits and vulnerabilities exist within a short list of websites.

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