2.Complete the attached Product researched table for two products

3.Perform online transactions including ensuring authentication information is secured, appropriate online functions are used, difficulties are reported to the provider, and transaction is completed in line with your organisations policies and procedures
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4.Maintain records of online transactions, ensuring they comply with organisational requirements
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5.Review online transactions to ensure your product / service was delivered timely, is correct quality and quantity, and the level of service was appropriate
 

Answer:

Marks & Spencer is a leading shopping portal of Australia. This online shopping module helps in the shopping from a large variety.

Assignment 2:

1. Browser: The browser is a software that is used to search and find solutions to the different questions
2. Cookies: The cookies are responsible for the identification of the users and the preparation of the customized web pages. The access of the websites using cookies require the user to entering of the details. 
3. e- security: The e- security is the phenomenon, which can be used for the protection of the confidential information by the use of electronic method or through online mode.
4. Firewall: The installation of the firewall helps in the detection and prevention of the attacks that may take place on the systems of an organization
5. Password: The password is a code that is used to gain access of a portal or confidential information.
6. Phishing: Phishing involves the online malicious attacks that take place on the systems that carry out the online transactions or online payment methods.
7. Spyware: The use of the spyware helps the user to obtain the information that is coveted. This coveted information is obtained by the transmission of the coveted data directly from the hard drive. The use of spyware can be made for the obtaining of the information about another computer. 

2. The ways in which the computer may be protected are:

• Use of firewall: The use of firewall contributes in keeping the system secure from the malicious outside attacks. The use of the firewall helps in the prevention of the cyber crimes. Installation of firewall contribute in detection of any form of suspicious activity in the system or the network of an individual or an organization.
• Installation of anti- virus software: The installation of anti- virus helps in the prevention of any form of attack that may occur from the virus. The virus may attack through visiting of the various websites.
• Encryption of information: All the information and the other confidential information such as the passwords and personal details should be encrypted. This helps in the protection of the important and confidential information of the user.

3. The ways in which one can stay smart online are: 

• Use of complex passwords: The use of complex passwords helps in the keeping the system safe. The use of the complex passwords prevents the  hackers from cracking the password easily. The passwords should also be changed from time to time. This will restrict the hackers from accessing the systems.
• Accessing sites efficiently: There should be a check on the websites that one visits and the links that one visits as the visiting of these websites may lead to the attack from the various viruses. There are links that one visits unknowingly and due to the presence of the keyloggers in the different sites there may be attack on the system of the individual.

4. The ways in which one can stay smart while shopping online:

• Be safe while making payment: Only those websites should be used for the online shopping which are certified and while making the payments the details should be give carefully. If any of suspicious activities is detected then one should not proceed with the payment. There are large numbers of fraud that occur in the name of online shopping.
• Accessing of right form of information: While the checking of the various products one should be careful with the links that one visits. There are a number of advertisements that are associated in the e shop applications, clicking of which can lead to the attack of the virus and other form of attacks.

5. The ways to protect identity online:

In order to protect the loss of identity, there are  certain steps that needs to be taken. People using the range of online portals should limit the data and information that can be shared. Many of the hackers may use this information in the wrong for the accessing of the confidential information. Enough protection should be given to the details that is shared. There are various online portals such as that of online shopping models, which ask for the various personal details of the customer. While entering these details one should check if the sites where the details are being entered are certified and can be trusted.

6. In this website advertisement, the red flags that are present are that there may be identity loss as the website asks for the various details regarding the user. The website advertisement is intended to attracting the different people towards this advertisement. Many people would be filling the form with the expectation of winning the reward. The organization is not certified and the advertisement is just given in order to attract the customers. The other red flag may occur while making the payment.  There may be stealing of the personal information in the process of taking the payment of the customer. The organization asks for making a one- time payment and in this process there may be the stealing of the bank details of the customer.   
7. Three red flags indicating scam:

• If any of the advertisements asks for the entering of the personal details in order to access the portal. This is a hoax at times as the sites do not generally ask for these details in order to access the portal.
• Any of the organizations or the bank staff asking for the bank details of the customers for the purchase of the products. No bank officials ask for personal details such as pin numbers or CVV.
• Hoax may be said to be present in the link or advertisement that provide attractive offers. 

References:

Lambert, S.L., 2017. Auto Accessories, Inc.: An Educational Case on Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) and Controls as Compared to Batch Processing and Controls. Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, 14(2), pp.59-81.

Zhong, S. and Zhang, M., 2015, April. Research on the personal privacy information protection problem based on computer security technology. In 2015 International Conference on Automation, Mechanical Control and Computational Engineering. Atlantis Press.