Digital Trust –企業的強心針

互聯網的無邊界令企業與顧客的關係日趨緊密,當網絡世界中的商戶、服務、產品及交易不勝其數,而虛假資訊、網路陷阱及駭客攻擊等同時又充斥著網絡,隱私及資訊安全無疑已成為顧客篩選商戶的重要考量,到底企業如何才能從中脫穎而出,除了取得顧客的信任及支持外,又能永續安全及穩定的營運模式?數位信任(Digital Trust)便是其中一支企業可予以考慮的「強心針」。

參考國際電腦稽核協會(ISACA)的官方定義,數位信任為「對一數位生態系統內消費者與供應商之間的誠信關係、互動及交易的信心」。比如說,由服務供應者(如雲端供應商、銀行機構)對企業,以至企業對顧客的整條數位供應鏈中,都由對彼此的數位信任環環相扣。一般而言,對顧客構成數位信任的關鍵可從以下指標作衡量:

  1. 「品質」(企業的服務或產品品質是否合符顧客的期望?)
  2. 「準確性」(資訊是否定期更新、準確以及可用的?)
  3. 「隱私及安全」(顧客的資訊是否受保護及保密?)
  4. 「道德及誠信」(企業的行為是否合符道德及正直?)
  5. 「透明度及誠實」(顧客會否被告知收集個人資訊的用途及實際情況?)
  6. 「適應性」(企業的運作是否穩定或恢復程度是否高?)

企業擁有良好的資訊安全管理系統固然能夠提升顧客的信任度,但相比於傳統的品質安全或資訊安全管理,數位信任的實踐更見利於強化顧客與企業間的聯繫、從不同層面改善企業運營表現、減少觸犯資安或隱私法律風險等等。

然而,數位信任的定義、指標、實踐框架等概念較廣泛,現時亦沒有特定的監管機構及標準,企業在數位信任實踐、監管、評估或稽核上要如何執行?相信數位信任為企業提升競爭力的一大機遇,同時亦是一大挑戰。

Theo Tam 

IT Consultant

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