Protecting Intellectual Property: Copyright Laws, Watermarks, and E-commerce Security, Slides of Fundamentals of E-Commerce

Download Protecting Intellectual Property: Copyright Laws, Watermarks, and E-commerce Security and more Slides Fundamentals of E-Commerce in PDF only on Docsity! Protecting copyrights and IP • Enforcing existing copyright laws can be difficult. • Some methods for protecting digital IP include: – Digital copyright laws – Electronically locking files – Digital watermarks Docsity.com Digital watermarks • Steganography is the practice of hiding information within other information. Example: “See everyone? Lucky Larry!” What does it mean? • Example of conventional watermark: $20 bill • A digital watermark is a digital code or stream embedded into a file. They do not affect the quality of the file and may be undetectable. • The presence of a watermark can indicate that the file was stolen. Docsity.com Cookies • Cookies are files that store identifying information about clients for the purposes of personalization. See The Cookie FAQ for more information. • Malicious programs can read cookies to gain private information. Many sites do not store sensitive data in cookies. • Cookies are not inherently bad, but it is wise to learn about them. Software exists that enables you to identify, manage, display, and eliminate cookies. See Cookie Crusher, and Cookie Pal. Docsity.com Anonymous browsing • Since many Web sites gather information about visitors to their sites, you are constantly giving away information such as your IP address. • There are portals that allow you to surf the Web anonymously by visiting their portal first. • Their site acts as a firewall, preventing any leaks in information. • Example: Anonymizer.com Docsity.com Client threats • Malicious code is a program that causes damage to a system. • Malicious code can affect both the server and the client. Typically servers engage in much more thorough detection and disinfection. • Examples:
Virus or worm
Trojan horses
Malicious mobile code in active content Docsity.com