A Network Management Viewpoint on Security in e-Services

With the advent and the rapid growth of the Internet, e-services have proliferated. Indeed, e-commerce activities have played a vital role in expanding current business transactions to much higher levels by allowing a larger number of potential customers and companies to interact in a shorter time with lower costs. E-services include business information, processes, resources, and applications, which are supported through the Internet. As the popularity of e-services have grown, so has the need for effective security. All aspects of the e-service must be secured, using a variety of security mechanisms, objects, and functions. In order to maintain a secure system as a whole, security components must be managed. Therefore, the implementation of secure e-services cannot take place without full support from network management.