Identify the risk factors which are associated with Electronic payment system.
2012
Identify the risk factors which are associated with Electronic payment system.
- A.
Fraudulent use of Credit Cards
- B.
Sending Credit Card details over internet
- C.
Remote storage of Credit Card details
- D.
All of the above
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Correct answer: D
An electronic payment system carries card and transaction data through three independent stages: the transaction itself, its transmission across a network, and its storage in a database. Each stage is a separate point where a security compromise can occur.
This item lists three concrete risks in an electronic payment system: fraudulent use of a card during a transaction, interception of card details as they are sent over the internet, and unauthorized access to a database that stores card details at rest.
Fraudulent use of a card is a transaction-time risk, valid on its own, but not the only one.
Sending details over the internet is a transmission risk, a second, independent channel.
Remote storage of details is a data-at-rest risk, a third, independent channel.
Since these three risks are independent and none substitutes for another, a complete risk assessment of an electronic payment system must count all three together, so the option listing all of them is the accurate choice.
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