Development of a Mobile Commerce Security Analysis Method

The objective of this study is to develop a mobile commerce security analysis method for determining mobile commerce security requirements and provide suggestions to m-commerce security system development. Two phases were used to achieve this objective. The first phase developed a Mobile Commerce Security Analysis (MCSA) model. In the second phase, the Mobile Commerce Security Analysis Questionnaire (MCSAQ) was developed from the MCSA model. The MCSAQ is developed to quantitatively measure mobile commerce security attributes in the MCSA model. Data on mobile commerce security attributes for 15 m-commerce tasks were collected using the MCSAQ with subject matter experts. Factor analysis conducted on the survey data resulted in the identification of six mobile commerce security dimensions. The quantification of m-commerce security requirement ratings and possible identification of m-commerce security dimensions would offer potential utility over a range of several practical applications to improve the efficiency of m-commerce security performance. The reliable and valid m-commerce security performance analysis method quantitatively captures broader aspects of m- commerce security performance than previous research. The development of the taxonomy of m-commerce security requirements could provide structure and continuity to many research findings to both the conceptual and practical aspects of m-commerce task performance.