Overview of government e-service security challenges

Nowadays when usage of Web-based applications and other interaction possibilities is becoming more and more integrated into everyday life, also government provided services are being rolled out in a form of so called e-services. Such approach allows citizens to benefit from them without even living own house. On the other hand, online processing of sensitive information is requiring modern information security measures. This paper summarizes topical security challenges of development and implementation of government e-services.