Security

the benefits and welfare of the employees. The leadership can devise innovative ways to use the saved money for the welfare of the employees. “The application of e-Government technology does not only help to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public service delivery of the public organizations, but it also helps the governments to use available resource to the best of their advantages and promotes the development of people and sustainable development of the countries” (Haque and Pathrannarakul 2013, p. 27).

The government has the responsibility to provide the computers and other technology so that employees can perform their jobs considering the saving of costs associated with the reduction of office spaces, and other related expenses. The saved money can then be reinvested to provide salaries and benefits to the employees.

securIty The difficult challenge in e-governance is to provide the security from the intrusion of hackers and cyberterrorists. The stakes are high for the breach of information in public sector because any information leaked out can have serious consequences. On March 15, 2017, the federal prosecutors in the United States charged four Russians for stealing five hundred million Yahoo accounts. According to the federal prosecutors, the Russian government used the information to spy on foreign officials, business executives, and other businesses. The stakes are higher for the developed world because most people use credit cards for their financial transactions. On May 1, 2017, the so-called WannaCry attack affected hundreds of thousands of computers by disabling the computers and demanding a ransom for the use of the computers. Its effects spread to around 150 countries and prompted the United States’ Homeland Security Adviser to ask the Trump Administration to take urgent action.

Any leak of private information can ruin individuals’ finances. As a result, some private companies are trying to experiment with more secure devices such as finger and eye matrixes. Nevertheless, hackers will try to devise other ways to steal the information. On the other hand, in developing countries, the use of credit cards is not widespread, meaning that the danger of the loss of private information is not as serious as in the developing world. Nevertheless, developing countries have to ensure the security of the banks and other institutions. The transfer of money from the Bangladesh Bank to a fraudulent institution in the Philippines highlights