B2B Integration : A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce

10.8. B2Bi and E-Security
Internet Security 311
After discussing the fundamentals of e-security, let's review how it
plays a role in a company's B2Bi plans.
10.8.1. Revamp your security
The security solutions that companies implemented in the EDI world
are rather obsolete. EDI-based communication occurs over VAN and
with a select few predetermined partners. B2Bi over the Internet changes
all equations and makes the existing security solutions outdated.
E-security for B2Bi is much more than just installing a corporate
firewall. B2Bi requires securing communications (99.99% security level
is not good enough — it has to be 100% secured) between networks,
systems, applications and users across the Internet, Intranets and extranets.
Below are just a few of the features that a company should look for in
a security solution that would help it achieve the elusive 100% security
protection:
• Be a truly all-in-one security system that combines firewall, antivirus,
intrusion detection and other security necessities into a single
product that's easier to manage than integrated multiple tools;
• Provides real-time transaction auditing and monitoring of audit trails;
• Provides full, customized access to security information reports,
policies and logs;
• Interface to add, modify and delete security policy change requests;
• Support for multiple operating systems such as NT and UNIX;
• Provides easy-to-use graphical user interface that allows the security
administrators to review and set entitlements as required, right down
to the application and object level;
• Provides a flexible and expandable security architecture, which can
fit into any company's existing infrastructure;
• Offers robust access control, cryptography-based privacy and authentication
of users; and
• Gives high performance and scalability when the load (i.e., system
load, user accesses and user authentications) is great.