Security of Electronic Transactions in E-commerce

The shopping via an online channel has grown exponentially recently. This is closely linked to the malicious applications targeting both customers and e-commerce providers. The attackers have discovered more and more effective ways to defend the security barriers. The hackers aim at personal information, transaction’s safety and also to fraud the payments. This paper’s purpose is to reduce the number of cybercrimes by presenting the most common online security threats, the risks involved in online banking activities and the most famous safety measures to be considered by every internet user.