Web and Web Security

Abstract

Web services are self-contained modular applications that provide a computation upon request. These services can be described, published, located, and invoked over a network, generally over the Internet. However, intranets, extranets, and LANs can also be used. as well. In using web services for its information systems needs, a firm may open access to its information assets. This action can become an attractive target for malicious hackers, industrial espionage, and fraud. The assurance of security of web services is necessary for a firm to be willing to adopt the web services technology as a means of running its information systems

A Structured Content Analytic Assessment of Business Services Advertisements in the Cloud-Based Web Services Marketplace

“…While numerous technical studies exist in computer science and information systems literature that address such issues as Web services quality (Hu et al, 2005;Zeng et al, 2003;Ran, 2003) and security (Boncella, 2004;Li et al, 2007;Sidharth & Liu, 2007;Gutierrez et al, 2006), to the best of our knowledge, there is no existing body of research that examines the business implications of business services provided via the Web services delivery mechanism in the context of third parties such as the Web Services Marketplace. A first step in providing a body of research in this context is to examine factors that will influence the business buyer in participating in the marketplace.…”

Current State of Information Security Research In IS

“…Ryan and Bordoloi [1997] surveyed technical IS professionals to evaluate their concerns for security threats in distributed systems. Boncella [2004] provided a theoretical foundation for understanding the needs and techniques of Web Services (WS). Shanley and Premkumar [2005] developed and tested a wireless intrusion detection system to detect manin-the-middle attacks.…”