Hi Jim,
Just Released:OTA’s Online Trust Audit Scores Consumer-facing U.S. Government Websites Highest in Security and Privacy; Healthcare Comes in Last
Internet Society’s broadest audit yet sees dramatic increases in overall website security driven by improvements in email authentication and session encryption
Reston, VA. – April 19, 2019 – The Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance (OTA), which identifies and promotes security and privacy best practices that build consumer confidence in the Internet, announced today the results of its latest Online Trust Audit & Honor Roll – the de facto standard for recognizing excellence in online consumer protection, data security and responsible privacy practices. This tenth annual audit of more than 1,200 predominantly consumer-facing websites is the largest undertaken by OTA, and was expanded this year to include payment services, video streaming, sports sites, and healthcare.
Industry Highlights – From best to worst performing industries:
Download the full report now at https://otalliance.org/2018HonorRoll.
“From the global economy to daily individual interactions, more and more of our lives are conducted online. Yet every day brings headlines showing a lack of attention to consumer data and privacy protection,” said Jeff Wilbur, Technical Director of the Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance. “The OTA Trust Audit & Honor Roll identifies organizations that place a premium on security and privacy, while shining a light on the sectors that have to work harder to earn society’s trust.”
The Audit found that 70 percent of analyzed websites qualified for the Honor Roll, the highest proportion ever, and up from 52 percent in 2017, driven primarily by improvements in email authentication and session encryption. The Federal government category surged to the front with 91 percent of sites placing on the honor roll, a dramatic turnaround from 2017 when government sites had bottomed out at 39 percent recognition. The Federal category supplanted last year’s winner, consumer services, which finished second this year at 85 percent (OTA considers consumer services any website that requires consumers to create an online account such as social media, payment services, video streaming, file sharing, or dating).
Healthcare, a new sector this year that includes pharmacies, testing labs, insurance companies, and hospital chains, had the lowest overall honor roll placement at 57 percent. Followed by ISPs, carriers, hosters and email providers at 63 percent.
Overall, the audit found a strong move toward encryption, with 93 percent of sites encrypting all web sessions (compared to 52 percent in 2017). Email authentication is also at record highs; 76 percent of sites use both SPF and DKIM (versus 48 percent in 2017) and 50 percent have a DMARC record (versus 34 percent previously). One growth opportunity is use of mechanisms for vulnerability reporting, which rose sharply in online retail, news and hosting companies, but were used by only 11 percent of organizations overall.
“The Online Trust Alliance has made great progress in advocating for a higher standard for internet security,” said Neil Daswani, senior vice president, consumer chief information security officer, Norton LifeLock. “We are honored to be recognized for our strength in cyber safety and are proud to be a part of the very critical work the OTA is doing to help make the internet a safer place for all.”
“To put the audit findings in context, almost every sector improved its security and privacy practices, and the record scores reflect that,” said Wilbur. “The U.S. Government in particular made stunning improvements, from near last in 2017 to top of the class in 2018. Unfortunately, some sectors still have a long way to go to demonstrate acceptable security and privacy practices.”
Methodology: As the only comprehensive, independent online trust benchmark study, the OTA Online Trust Audit evaluates sites in three categories: consumer protection, site security, and responsible privacy practices. Based on a composite weighted analysis, sites that score 80 percent or better overall, without failing in any one category, are recognized in the Honor Roll. 2018 criteria were updated to include GDPR compliance, and the full 2018 audit methodology is available at https://otalliance.org/2018Methodology. OTA and its data partners collected and analyzed website data between December 10, 2018 and January 31, 2019. It estimates that it analyzed more than 500 million email headers and approximately 100,000 web pages. Data providers included Agari, Disconnect, Dmarcian, High-Tech Bridge, Google, Infoblox, Internet.nl, Mozilla, Sucuri, Qualys SSL Labs, Symantec, Twitter, ValiMail and Verisign. Symantec helped sponsor the audit
OTA will host a webinar to discuss the Audit results on 24 April, from 1PM-2PM ET (17:00 UTC) for the ISOC community webinar. See https://otalliance.org/2018HonorRoll for more information.
About OTA: The Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance (OTA) identifies and promotes security and privacy best practices that build consumer confidence in the Internet. Leading public and private organizations, vendors, researchers, and policymakers contribute to and follow OTA’s guidance to help make online transactions safer and better protect users’ data. The Internet Society is a global nonprofit dedicated to ensuring an open, globally connected, trustworthy, and secure Internet for everyone.
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Individuals are re-evaluating what they consume and how. Consuming health and wellness has long replaced the status of consuming things.
These fitcations are the new mental health tourism, and it’s based in our bodies chemistry. I’m passionate about teaching others to take it home with them for long term results.”
— Liz Galloway
HOLLADAY, UT, UNITED STATES, April 19, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Individuals are re-evaluating what they consume and how. Consuming health and wellness has long replaced the status of consuming things. A natural next step in consumers curating their own physiology with the help of experts.
April 20th, 2019 Ubud, Bali – Fitness vacations are some of the fastest growing trends in the wellness market, and long time wellness coach, Liz Galloway provides answers to that markets desire for cathartic physical activity and mental fitness. Galloway curates Fitcations that focus on the neuro-physiology of the human body. Pushing the body to its limits to flip the switch in positive brain chemistry. She kicks off a new immersion retreat in Bali this week with celebrity therapists and coaches, and another in Mexico in August that benefits not only it’s fit attendees but the local community. This is paired with her recent partnership with Venture with Impact, a co-working retreat provider and positive social impact curator.
Wellness is now sought as the new status symbol and Galloway takes her two decades in wellness, fitness and travel to support this growing shift in health and wellness with retreat experiences from Wild Adventure Retreats. Fitcations are one of the most sought getaways because people can enjoy a healthy lifestyle and tangible results without the guilt of traditional retreats indulgences. This is beyond bespoke personal training, and each day is balanced with a full body and mind schedule. Think synapse rewiring and muscle lengthening, that relieves the productivity guilt ingrained in our cultures to constantly achieve. “These fitcations are the new mental health tourism, and it’s based in our bodies chemistry. I’m passionate about teaching others to take it home with them for long term results.” states Galloway.
This neuro-physiological awakening is the answer to relief from our cultural traits of feeling bad about not being overly productive and damaging our physical and mental health.
There are long term benefits here too, with downloadable workbooks, and therapy “memberships.” Galloway collaborates with top industry professionals, and has extended her retreat options to include online coaching access to handpicked fitness and wellness therapists trained in mental health. This is included as an introductory offer with the retreats and clients can use this pre, post or during curated retreats.
Retreats are offered twice a year and individuals are asked to apply to attend.
August 22-27, 2019 Fitcation San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
April 22-27th, 2020 Fitcation Private Adventure Island , Long Caye, Belize
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info@wildadventures.life
Wild Adventure Retreats is a boutique outlet for 5-10 day experiential travel retreats focused on small group adventures and fitcations based in the neuro-physiology of the human body and mind for total transformation. Providing on going therapy tools to extend beyond the retreat and be the leader in mental health tourism. Find retreats, founder info., and details at WildAdventures.Life
Elizabeth Galloway
WildAdventures.Life
+1 8018672452
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Phaze Concrete outlines a few essential differences in commercial and residential construction protocols.
CEDAR CITY, UTAH, USA, April 19, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- There are many reasons construction can be confusing. After all, each construction project is different. Countless different protocols come into play from residential to business construction and many others. Yet, business and residential construction is one of the main instances of concern.
Phaze Concrete has a lot of experience with both types of construction. Therefore, they understand the most common issues new and even experienced buyers have. That is why the company has decided to discuss the most common differences in commercial and residential construction protocols.
Rules
There are many rules that differ between commercial and residential construction. This means that the qualifications for doing the different construction projects differ. Therefore, it is important that the construction companies are qualified for the job. Construction is unique. After all, commercial and residential building serve different purposes on a fundamental level. Businesses are meant for a heavy volume of people while a residential building is meant for families. Generally, a family will be kinder to their home than the general public will be to a building. Therefore, the different buildings must be built accordingly.
Materials
Keeping in line with the differences in a residential and a commercial building, the materials are completely different. This makes the protocols for that material different. While a commercial building is made primarily of steel, a residential building is made from a wooden framework (generally). This allows residential buildings to be a little more unique but have a harder time with a large volume of people going in and out every day. Everything from the weight limits to the physical limitations of the building itself are called into question when deciding the material that is best suited for a job. Once that material is decided, it has its own requirements to help keep it safe and secure with every build.
Timeframe
The time frame is also important when it comes to the protocol of a residential and commercial building. Simply, a commercial property is going to be constructed quicker than a residential. The reason is due to the people involved. Business Owners have stakeholders and customers. Plus, a business is good for the entire community. Therefore, it is important that the project is ready to start contributing as quick as possible. The funds and influences within a commercial project are much greater than those in a residential project. However, a residential project is more customizable. A buyer can make a residential area a home, so the specifics of the home might take more specific craftsmanship. Of course, this takes time.
To close, the market for expansion is always growing. There is always a need for more, bigger, and better construction. Even if it is not a whole building, a renovation or addition to your home or business is possible. Therefore, it is important to understand the differences in construction protocols. Phaze Concrete has served their community for many years. During that time, the company has seen many unnecessary issues due to confusion. However, by taking these different protocols into account, it can save both business and residential buyers a big headache.
Caroline Hunter
Web Presence, LLC
+1 7865519491
email us here
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