[ComputerWorld] Gartner: Security concerns to stunt e-commerce growth. Segons l'empresa Gartner, especialitzada en la identificació de tendčncies, s'identifica un creixement menor de l'esperat en la utilització d'Internet per part dels usuaris finals com conseqüčncia directa de la por en problemes de seguretat.
Security concerns are eroding Internet users' confidence and having such a chilling effect on their online behavior that U.S. business-to-consumer sales will grow more slowly than expected in coming years, Gartner Inc. warned this week.
Alarmed at the startling rise in phishing attacks, spyware intrusions, virus infections and the compromising of personal data, Internet users are limiting their e-commerce activities, and this will slow down U.S. business-to-consumer sales growth between 1% and 3% in the coming years, according to Gartner. Recordo que, el passat novembre, Bruce Schneier va identificar aquest com un dels grans riscos...
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