Security Audit Shows Gains, Though Privacy Lags

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Security Audit Shows Gains, Though Privacy Lags
The 2018 Online Trust Audit shows that "encryption everywhere" is improving security, while fuzzy language is slowing privacy gains
April 16, 2019
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Many organizations talk about website security, but how many live up to the talk? That's the question the Internet Society's Online Trust Alliance (OTA) sought to answer with its annual "Online Trust Audit & Honor Role," which examined more than 1,200 websites to measure their implementation of best practices in three areas: consumer protection (DNS, domain, and brand protection); site, server, application, and infrastructure security; and privacy, transparency, and disclosures.

According to the report, 93% of sites encrypt all Web sessions. Certain industries made even more dramatic improvements. US government sites were the best-performing of all market segments, with 91% of audited sites making the honor roll.
Federal government sites also scored very well for email protection, with DMARC adoption shown for 93% of sites.

But both the overall status and trends are quite good, Wilbur says, and future audits will help organizations continue to improve.
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Online Trust Alliance (OTA): 2018 Online Trust Audit and Honor Roll

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