September 2024 – Page 3 – kaizenmarketing

10 Reasons Why Your Website Should Be Mobile Friendly

Posted on September 8, 2024 by talhaahmed18

Global IT has been recommending and developing responsive, mobile-friendly, websites for several years.

Read: Why Moving Toward Responsive Web Design Has a Direct Effect on Your Marketing (May 2013)

Having a website that is compatible across all platforms (desktop, tablet, and smartphone) is no longer a choice, but a necessity. Following are 10 reasons why you should be planning to move toward a mobile-friendly website if you haven’t done so already.

***The last reason listed at #10 will have the most impact on the future of online presence for EVERY industry…and this change is coming SOON.***
[googlefont font=”Lalezar” size=”25px” margin=”20px 0 10px 0″]1.) Mobile friendly websites give you a competitive advantage.[/googlefont]
[box style=”2″]”Here is the bottom line for B2B marketers:

The mobile experience is now directly impacting your fundamental online marketing success and affecting metrics such as visibility and traffic.

Providing a favorable mobile experience is absolutely required to continually engage prospects and drive leads and sales.

B2B decision-makers are using mobile devices across all phases of the buying cycle and throughout the day (including at work).

Take a look at your website analytics data. Even if mobile traffic isn’t a huge device segment today, it is growing and will continue to do so.

Get ahead of this curve. Start embracing our multi-screen world. Turn mobile marketing into your competitive advantage… today.” SearchEngineLand[/box]

[googlefont font=”Lalezar” size=”25px” margin=”20px 0 10px 0″ color=”green”]2.) Mobile friendly websites increase customer satisfaction.[/googlefont]
[box style=”2″]”In a trend which Forrester Research refers to as the ‘mobile mind shift’, the rapid increase in the use of smartphones for day-to-day tasks fuels increasingly demanding customer expectations. According to Forrester, 62% of customers who look for a company on their smartphone will expect to find a mobile-friendly website; 42% expect a company to have a mobile app and 23% expect their experience to be relevant to context (e.g. location).

Expectations go beyond just having a mobile presence; customers expect you to provide them with a great mobile experience. Customers love the ease and speed of well-designed mobile platforms while faulty links, slow-loading pages, and site errors will only serve to frustrate users. Also, as a result of user experience errors, Google now demotes mobile web page rankings in its search results, making it harder for mobile customers to find your site.

There’s a direct correlation between the quality of service you deliver and customer loyalty but a company will only get these benefits if they deliver a quality mobile experience.” UserZoom[/box]

[googlefont font=”Lalezar” size=”25px” margin=”20px 0 10px 0″ color=”green”]3.) Mobile friendly websites give your business more credibility.[/googlefont]
[box style=”2″]”Findings show that purchase decisions made by local consumers are more impacted by websites now than in 2014.

-More consumers contact a business if it has a website (36% vs 32%)
-More consumers say they are put off by an ugly website (9% vs 5%)
-Fewer consumers will use a business that doesn’t have a website (21% vs 27%)

And…having a smart website gives local business credibility in eyes of consumers.” BrightLocal[/box]

[googlefont font=”Lalezar” size=”25px” margin=”20px 0 10px 0″ color=”green”]4.) 59% of smartphone users expect companies to make their websites mobile-friendly.[/googlefont]
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1. Within 2 years, there will be 3B+ smartphones in use. The average user spends 4-5 hours per day on mobile. (Source)
2. 59% of smartphone users expect companies to make their websites mobile-friendly. (Source)
3. Mobile will account for 50% of all digital ad spend in 2016 (worth $100B). (Source)
4. Mobile accounts for 35% of all retail eCommerce transactions. (Source)
5. 37% of purchases are made after the users viewed the retailer’s site on multiple devices. (Source)
6. Of that 37%, 69% were finished on desktop. (Source)

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[googlefont font=”Lalezar” size=”25px” margin=”20px 0 10px 0″ color=”green”]5.) There are over 200 million smart phone users in the United States and the numbers are increasing every day.[/googlefont]
[box style=”2″][responsive][/responsive]Statista[/box]

[googlefont font=”Lalezar” size=”25px” margin=”20px 0 10px 0″ color=”green”]6.) Failing to move to a mobile friendly website can result in a loss of business opportunity.[/googlefont]
[box style=”2″]”Your bounce rate measures the percentage of users that viewed one page on your site and then left. A high bounce rate indicates a problem keeping users engaged on your website. If your bounce rate is significantly higher on mobile devices than on desktop devices, it would indicate a likely issue with the way your site displays on a mobile device.

Session duration measures the average amount of time each user remained on your website. Again, a much lower session duration on mobile devices would indicate that your users are getting frustrated quickly and leaving. Not seeing much in terms of mobile and tablet traffic in your report? The most likely reason is most likely because your site isn’t mobile-friendly, you’re not getting the search or social referral traffic you would be getting if it was.

[68% of US adults] own a smartphone, and that number has only continued to grow…would you really want to miss out on [68%] of your potential customer base?!” SearlesGraphics[/box]

[googlefont font=”Lalezar” size=”25px” margin=”20px 0 10px 0″ color=”green”]7.) 77% of mobile searches are at home or work where a PC is available.[/googlefont]
[box style=”2″][responsive][/responsive] Gstatistic.com[/box]

[googlefont font=”Lalezar” size=”25px” margin=”20px 0 10px 0″ color=”green”]8.) Having a mobile friendly website is worth the investment.[/googlefont]
[box style=”2″]Whilst you might need to spend some money to get a top quality web designer to set up a responsive website for you, most website owners will tell you that it is money well spent. As well as preventing unhappy customers from shopping elsewhere it will mean less maintenance will be required in the future. Business.com[/box]

[googlefont font=”Lalezar” size=”25px” margin=”20px 0 10px 0″ color=”green”]9.) Google finds the need to have a mobile friendly website critical for users.[/googlefont]
[box style=”2″]”Mobile is critical to your business and will continue to be so – whether you’re blogging about your favorite sports team, working on the website for your community theater, or selling products to potential clients. Make sure visitors can have a good experience on your site when they’re visiting from their mobile devices!” Google[/box]

[googlefont font=”Lalezar” size=”25px” margin=”20px 0 10px 0″ color=”green”]10.) Google will soon be releasing a mobile index that will only display mobile friendly websites.[/googlefont]
[box style=”2″]”Currently, Google has a single index of documents for search. Google’s Gary Illyes announced they plan on releasing a separate mobile search index, which will become the primary one. Google is going to create a separate mobile index within months, one that will be the main or “primary” index that the search engine uses to respond to queries. A separate desktop index will be maintained, one that will not be as up-to-date as the mobile index.” SearchEngineLand[/box]

Now that you know the importance of having a mobile-friendly website, it’s time to check the mobile-friendliness of your website. You can do so by visiting https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/.

If you test your website and it does not pass Google’s specifications for mobile-friendliness, you have two choices.

Edit your existing website to fit Google’s specifications.
Redevelop a new website.

If your website is more than two years old, chances are your best option would be to redevelop a new website. If you are interested in having Global IT provide a quote to make sure your website is mobile-friendly, you can call us at 562-698-2500 opt. 2, or submit your request to design@globalit.com.

Read more about Global IT Web Design at http://globalit.com/website-design.

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Online Marketing|Web Design

Is China Taking Over the Internet?

Posted on September 8, 2024 by talhaahmed18

It appears as though countries such as China and Russia are about to have access to one of the most bureaucratic and government-independent agencies in the world, and there are a lot of people who do not like the idea. But what is really going on and is the situation really as bleak as everyone is making it out to be?

A close look at the ICANN contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce shows that the contract will lapse if not renewed on October 1, 2016. When President Obama decided not to renew the contract, Senator Ted Cruz (who was a presidential candidate at the time he introduced the bill) introduced the Protecting Internet Freedom Act to prevent the ICANN contract from lapsing. The bill is still being considered, but with the contract being allowed to lapse, a Congressional law may be useless at this point.

What Is Going On?

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the centralized body entrusted with regulating domain names and IP numbers throughout the Internet. It is a body made up of engineers and Internet experts from all over the world, and it was funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce until October 1, 2016. When President Obama allowed the contract with ICANN to lapse, he effectively gave up any kind of leverage the United States had with ICANN.

The act of allowing the contract with ICANN to lapse has been compared to handing the Internet over to China. But a closer examination of ICANN shows that it is basically an organization without a country that has a habit of following its own rules and creating a nightmare bureaucracy for governments to try and work with. In other words, ICANN is proud to operate on its own, and this severance from the United States only allows ICANN to work as an even more independent body.

No one country controls ICANN. There is a new committee in ICANN made up of governments from all over the world, but no one government has complete say in what happens. But should people be worried about China and this new open Internet? Recent information would say that China could very well be a threat to the Internet in more ways than one.

China Is Flexing Its Internet Muscles

Within its own borders, China is making changes to its own Internet that should be concerning to anyone outside of China. China is broadening its Internet resources and making it difficult for Western businesses to make money in China. A document that has many Western businesses very concerned is China’s newest cybersecurity law. This new law forces anyone using China’s Internet to follow all federal, regional, and local Internet laws. This would make it extremely difficult for outsiders to properly access the Internet in China, especially since many local Internet laws are unknown.

It is China’s habit of attempting to maintain control over everything that has the rest of the world concerned. Chinese Internet laws state that any information gathered on the Chinese public must remain in China. The Chinese government also has comprehensive rules on what kinds of hardware can be used on the Chinese Internet, and anyone using equipment that has not been approved is in line for serious legal repercussions.

Is China A Threat To The Internet?

China is the only oppressive country to have spent a great deal of time and money on developing Internet security and information distribution plans. China’s latest cybersecurity laws are open for the public to review, and Western business executives fear that these new laws make it increasingly difficult for Western businesses to make money in China.

China understands that money makes the world go round, and money may even be the key to running the Internet. China is already in the process of destabilizing the global economy through its cheap steel, and now China is trying to keep Western companies out of its marketplace by making its Internet increasingly exclusive.

Now that China has an equal say in ICANN thanks to the U.S. bowing out if its contract with the Internet organization, there is a real possibility that China will continue to use its aggressive tactics to have influence on how the Internet works all over the world, including inside the United States itself.

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Tech News

Will the Bankruptcy of Oi in Brazil Have an Effect on U.S. Markets?

Posted on September 8, 2024 by talhaahmed18

On June 10, 2016, former Oi CEO Bayard Gontijo resigned from the company after it was obvious that his attempts to negotiate a new debt settlement with shareholders was about to fall apart. Oi SA is the fourth largest mobile telecom company in Brazil, and it is the only telecom company in the country partially funded by the government.

In 2010, Oi signed an agreement with the Brazilian government to expand the country’s archaic and failing landline system to rural customers. After years of sinking millions of dollars into that expansion and the effect of other economic factors, the company finally had to admit that it was in trouble and filed for bankruptcy in Brazil on June 20, 2016. At $19.3 billion dollars, the Oi bankruptcy is the largest in Brazil’s history.

What Happened?

Over the past several years, Oi has suffered from poor managerial decisions and money mismanagement. The agreement to maintain and expand the landline system in Brazil instead of working to expand the growing wireless communications systems wound up costing the company millions.

Initially, Gontijo was attempting to negotiate a deal with shareholders that would wind up giving 92 percent of the ownership of the company to a group of bond holders and larger shareholders. The members of the board and other shareholders were not prepared to have their interests in the company diluted in that way, so Gontijo resigned. The financial world was shocked when Oi decided, after Gontijo’s departure, that filing the largest bankruptcy in Brazilian history was the answer to its problems.

Why Everything Went Wrong

A few years ago, Oi merged with Portugal Telecom to try and expand its market and bring in more revenue to offset the growing financial burden of maintaining and updating Brazil’s landline system. In the process, Portugal Telecom became one of the largest bond holders for Oi, and a major financial burden.

The $260 million bond payment to Portugal Telecom was set to come due in July 2016. Oi announced that unless some sort of debt reconfiguration plan was agreed to soon, then 92 percent of the company’s cash would be gone by the end of December 2016. This made Portugal Telecom nervous, and cause Portugal Telecom to put more pressure on Oi to come up with a payment solution.

Aurelius Capital Management is an American-based hedge fund that is heavily invested in Oi, and Aurelius has put together a group of shareholders that are pressuring Oi to create some plan for paying shareholders and bond holders back. The pressure from all of these financial elements caused Oi to decide to seek protection in the bankruptcy courts.

Oi maintains that Aurelius Capital Management is persistently blocking Oi’s attempts to restructure its debt, and the company needs protection from Aurelius and other American shareholders to complete its restructuring plan.

How Does This Affect the U.S.?

Brazil is the midst of a recession that has gone on for two years, and it’s one of the worst economic recessions that country has seen in the past 80 years. Even companies that are heavily invested in the country’s profitable oil industry are filing for protection from bankruptcy. The financial ripple effect is even reaching the United States, where Oi has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the New York bankruptcy court, which is the part of the United States bankruptcy laws set aside for foreign companies.

In addition, many U.S. telecom companies have infrastructure resources in Brazil. Depending on the outcome of the bankruptcy, some of the U.S. telecom operators with assets in Brazil may need to seek alternative routing and infrastructure as services may be at risk for disruptions and support may be limited if wide scale layoffs occur.

The situation for Oi is bleak. A weak economy and a set of Brazilian business laws that prevent the company from being able to take the actions it says it needs to take to become solvent could mean even more problems for the troubled carrier. Since the Brazilian government relies so heavily on Oi for the country’s national landline system, some experts are speculating that the government may bail the company out. But with the financial turmoil going on in Brazil right now, there may not be enough money to help Oi climb out of its financial pit.

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Setting the Perfect Cyber Security and Business Productivity Balance

Posted on September 8, 2024 by talhaahmed18

If you have ever had to wait while your computer’s anti-virus (AV) does a scan, then you understand the frustration that comes with trying to run a major network that involves hundreds (or thousands) of virtual and physical machines. Utilizing AV functions on a corporate network is very different than your personal computer, but the challenges that corporate IT directors face are very similar to the issues you face with slowed performance thanks to AV scans.

On A Much Bigger Scale

AV scans on corporate machines tend to be much more resource intensive than the quick scans done on personal computers. When corporate IT directors start looking for issues that could compromise their networks, they perform a variety of AV scans that can reveal important information. When you add in the security needs of the cloud, the problem is enhanced to a much higher level.

Cloud Security Issues

The advanced security systems used by cloud service providers can help to eliminate the concerns that come with sharing information over private and public connections, but there is still the concern that comes with maintaining the dynamic virtual infrastructure that makes cloud systems so flexible. If each virtual machine needs to be scanned to keep a cloud system secure, then that is going to significantly reduce the effectiveness of the cloud network.

Grinding Scans Creates Security Issues

In the corporate IT world, there can be hundreds of physical machines and thousands of virtual components that require AV scans to be safe. It is inherent in the nature of an AV scan that it affects productivity and slows the machines down to a crawl. Even in the cloud, hampered productivity is an issue with an intense number of AV scans, but that is not the only issue.

AV scans that slow down virtual or physical unit’s productivity, also opens that unit up to being penetrated by hackers. Whenever an IT manager does a network scan, they compromise the entire network while the AV scan is taking place. This is why there is a strong need for IT managers to learn how to balance cyber security with business productivity.

SVA Is the Answer

The answer to the productivity issues created by AV scans on the cloud is a solution called the Security Virtual Appliance (SVA). An SVA allows the IT manager to perform the individual AV tasks through one centralized appliance and significantly reduce lag time. Not only does the SVA increase productivity, but it also enhances security by closing the gaps that are created when an individual AV scan temporarily cripples the system.

When you take your cloud security seriously, then you need to trust in the SVA system offered by the Global Eye. Not only do we offer a completely secure cloud environment that allows you to safely connect to any network in the world, but we can also use our SVA systems to keep all of your security protocols updated.

The Global Eye allows you to achieve that perfect balance between cyber security and business productivity. We maintain that balance no matter how large your networking needs become. Find out about how to upgrade your entire network security by utilizing SVA technology, talk to one our experts today.

Computer Security|Dedicated Internet|Internet Security

Is Your Personal Information Being Hacked…With Your Permission?

Posted on September 8, 2024 by talhaahmed18

When you sign up for an account online, you are probably clicking the box that says you read the terms of service so that you can get on with enjoying what the website has to offer. The problem is that agreeing to those terms of services dictates how your information can be used by the website itself. If you are signing up for an email subscription or discount offer did you know you could be giving the website permission to sell your information to third-party marketing companies? This information is usually hidden within the terms and conditions of service.

But there appears to be more to the information security issue than meets the eye. According to Vox.com, two Danish researchers just released a study that involved 70,000 users of the dating website OKCupid. The problem is that the users had no idea their information was being used, and neither did the website.

Theft or Science?

Danish researcher Emil Kirkegaard says he used a “scraping” software to gather all of the information from the OKCupid 70,000 member database and used it in his study. While the software gathered every piece of information from every account, Kirkegaard defends his actions by saying that the information was already public. OKCupid countered that the information is only public on their forum, and that Kirkegaard had no right to use the information without consent.

The accounts have screen names that keep them anonymous, but that does not stop OKCupid from crying foul. The website is demanding that all of the report information be removed from the website it is published on, and it is also considering a lawsuit.

How Easy Is It To Steal Data?

Anand Prakash is a software engineer who found a way past Facebook’s security system that was actually easier than he expected. He found a way to use hacking software to get the password of any account he wanted, and then he went and told Facebook. He was rewarded with a prize of $15,000 for his findings, but his ability to crack into one of the largest social media platforms in the world raises concerns.

What Can You Do To Protect Yourself?

In the cases of OKCupid and Facebook, users were powerless to protect their profiles. In both cases, users expected the websites to protect sensitive data, and the websites failed to do so. One can only imagine what would have happened if Anand Prakash had decided to either use his Facebook hack for himself, or sell it to more devious individuals.

There are two areas to consider when talking about preventing your information from being hacked: legal and illegal means. To prevent your information from getting into the wrong hands legally, you need to read the user agreements on websites before you accept them. All user agreements must indicate whether or not the site sells data to third-parties, and you can opt to not be part of a website that will sell your data.

Having your information hacked by an outside entity is a different story. In order to use the websites that are getting hacked, you need to provide personal information that could get stolen.

Here is a list of tips you can follow that could help protect your data if a website you are on gets hacked.

Only use secure websites that have the “https://” address marker at the beginning of their address.
Always provide contact information that you can use to change your password if your account gets hacked.
Change your password often to prevent a hacker from being able to steal your account.
Create a username that is not easy to figure out.
Never log into your account from a public computer such as one at a library, and never log into your account using a public WiFi connection.
If you start to see suspicious activity on your account, report it to the site administrator immediately. If you get no answer from the administrator, the shut down your account.

Once you put your personal information on a website, you are taking the chance that your data will get stolen. By taking necessary precautions, you can help to protect your data from being stolen, or being used legally against your will.

Computer Security

America Online Privacy Fears Grow

Posted on September 8, 2024 by talhaahmed18

During the holiday shopping season, it has become tradition for the media to report at least one breach of a major retailer’s database that exposes the private information of millions of customers. Recently, breaches of federal government databases and the computer networks of companies like Sony have caused many Americans to have second thoughts about online security.

Most people don’t change their online activity habits until some sort of security concern affects them directly. But the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) published a survey in July 2015 that just about every American is having second thoughts about online security.

The Numbers Are Striking

According to the survey, nearly 19 million American homes have experienced an Internet security breach of some kind, with the majority of breaches occurring in homes that have two or more devices connected to the same Internet source. When asked what they feared most about online transactions, 63 percent of the survey respondents said identity theft.

The interesting thing about that number is that 70 percent of the homes that had already experienced a security breach said they feared identity theft, while 62 percent of homes that had not had a breach indicated they had an identity theft fear. No matter how you slice it, Americans are fearful for their identities online.

All of this data is interesting, but how does it translate into real dollars? The truth is that 29 percent of all American consumers said that they had stopped doing any business online because of their fears regarding Internet security. The percentage of people who stopped shopping or doing business online due to identity theft fear was as high as 35 percent. This survey shows that online security is a real concern among Americans, and high profile breaches are not helping.

Corporate America Is Making It Worse

As if American fears about online security were not bad enough, the corporate world is not helping itself when it takes liberties with consumer information. According to Info Wars, Samsung and Apple are both guilty of selling voice activated data from their smart phones and televisions to third-party marketing companies.

While consumers were outraged at this policy, it does show that consumers need to be more careful when they make certain types of purchases. Samsung and Apple both include their right to sell marketing information to third parties in their service agreements that consumers are given, but that hardly helps to stem the tide of concern.

The Government Needs To Step In

The report released by the NTIA indicates that the federal government is aware that there is a significant problem with the interaction between American consumers and the Internet. While the idea of regulating the Internet is not an attractive option, the government can create policy that forces companies to better protect consumer information in the event of a breach.

There also needs to be federal regulation on the wording that goes into consumer agreements from companies such as Samsung and Apple. Many of these agreements are unnecessarily long, and they often include extra information and policies that only benefit the manufacturer (such as the third-party information exchange clause). By forcing manufacturers to create user agreements that are more accessible, the government can reduce the flow of secure consumer information into the wrong hands.

Protecting Yourself

If you are a consumer who wants to be able to utilize online services but you are concerned about security, then there are a few tips you can follow to help protect your information and avoid giving your information to criminals.

Always read the user agreements that go with devices that share information on the Internet. You have the option of not purchasing the device if you are uncomfortable with the agreement, or altering your online habits to prevent your information from being shared.
Never conduct transactions online on a website that is not secure. A secure website will start its address with “https://” instead of the traditional “http://.” The added “s” on the beginning of the address indicates a secure page.
Consider having a credit card that you only use for online purchases. Many people buy credit cards that must be loaded with cash before they can be used to help prevent their being any tie between the card and their personal information.

Online security is a real concern to American consumers, and it is an issue that will have to be addressed by corporations and the federal government. As more Americans lose faith in the Internet, more money is being lost by online companies. At some point, online security policies will need to change if American consumers are going to trust the Internet again.

Internet Security

How to Create Exchange Email Forward

Posted on September 8, 2024 by talhaahmed18

How to Create Exchange Email Forward

Note: Before you begin please ensure you are not using Google Chrome. Chrome is not compatible with this feature.
1. Click on the “Settings icon”
a. Click’ options

2. Go to “Organize email”
a. Click’ on plus sign

b. Select “create new rule for arriving messages…”

3.Create a name for your forward i.e. (Email Forward)

a. Click drop down menu under “when the messages arrives” Select “Apply to all messages”

4. Then click “More Options”

5. Click on drop down “do the following” the click “Forward, redirect, or send” than select “Forward message to”

6. Then you will need to select the person you would like to forward your emails to. Click “add” then click “ok”

7. The name of the recipient will appear next to the red arrow, ensure it is correct then click “save”

8. When you receive this the following warning click “yes”

9. You will also receive this pop up message. Check the box and click “ok”

Once you have completed these steps the forward should take effect instantly. I would suggest testing the forward to ensure it was set up correctly. If you would like to disable the forward you will need to uncheck the box next to the forward as shown below.

disable forward

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Case Studies

Online Content Thought Process

Posted on September 8, 2024 by talhaahmed18

1. Is the content relevant?

When adding new content, one must be sure that it has a purpose and is not a random addition that will clutter the page. The addition must fall under the correct category for the page it is on. It must be appropriate for what is happening and the circumstances that surrounds this information.

2. Does this sound helpful or like a sales pitch?

It is important to look at the information being added from the clients’ perspective. This does not mean the content of the message must be changed, but how it is said must be looked at. If a consumer is reading the information they do not want to feel like they are constantly being sold something. A reader will stop reading if they do not understand what is being said. Because of this, content must be helpful and easy to understand so the client feels like their needs are being met.

3. Is this new information being beneficial?

The website already has a lot of content. This means when thinking about adding more content, one must think about if this new information is necessary. Does this new content make the website or page better? Is it necessary that this is being said and is it being said in a concise and effective way? These are things needing to be considered before adding more to the page.

4. Is this the best way to say it?

Wording is a very important factor in any content. The way a sentence is written can really make a difference. On a site like this the best thing to do is make the phrasing of a sentence effective with minimum words.

5. Is the content free of errors?

This is the most common mistake and the one most easily found. People who are really reading this site will find errors in the content and may find a mistake unprofessional and sloppy. In order to keep the content in the best form, content must be proofread by multiple people, multiple times before added to the site. This is the case for everything written and published.

6. Is this design mobile friendly?

With a world increasingly dependent on mobile devices, everything published online must be accessible by computer and smartphone. This is a factor looked at by consumers and by google. Commonly, a site is found by a quick search on a phone before continuing on a computer for further research into a company’s page. Being a technological company, it is imperative that all bases are covered in these ways.

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How-To|Online Marketing|Web Design

Local small business promotion

Posted on September 8, 2024 by talhaahmed18

Global IT Small Business (GSB) Promotions for local small business – Whittier Chamber of Commerce members

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Cybersecurity, Encryption and Congress

Posted on September 8, 2024 by talhaahmed18

cybersecurity What would you do if the government said that the contractor who built your home must have a spare set of keys to the home, and there must be a door built on your home that only the contractor could access? Would you feel safe? How would you feel knowing that law enforcement could secretly enter your home any time it wanted simply by serving a warrant on the contractor who built your home?

When you put security in general terms such as the ones above, it sounds silly to mandate that contractors have a key to every home they have built. But in the wake of the iPhone debacle between the F.B.I. and Apple, a new bill in being introduced in Congress is trying to force technology manufacturers to make sure that your data is available to law enforcement, and anyone else who can get a copy of the key to your smartphone’s front door.

This Did Not Start In San Bernardino, California

san_bernardino_shooting The terrorist attacks in late 2015 in San Bernardino, California brought the issue of encryption to the forefront because of the very public battle between Apple and the F.B.I. According to the New York Times, government law authorities made 4,000 requests to access information on 16,000 phones in the second half of 2015. The reason the San Bernardino case became so popular is because the government deemed the incident an act of terrorism, and fighting terrorism is a prime concern in the United States.

Under normal circumstances, federal law mandates that technology companies provide information for investigations unless the company feels that providing that information would be harmful in some way. Apple argued that being asked to bypass its own encryption would weaken the security it offers its customers, and that sparked a battle that is still raging.

The Secure Data Act Versus The Compliance With Court Orders Act Of 2016

In 2015, long before any battles over encryption in the media, Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Zoe Lofgren introduced the Secure Data Act to Congress. In a nutshell, the Secure Data Act says that manufacturers cannot be told by any government agency to weaken the security of their products to allow investigators to access encrypted data. The bill is still in draft form in both houses, but it has gained a great deal of support since the battle between Apple and the F.B.I. over San Bernardino.

After the San Bernardino encryption battle was made public, Senators Dianne Feinstein and Richard Burr introduced the Compliance With Court Orders Act of 2016. This act basically says that manufacturers must create ways to bypass their own encryption, or have a method for storing user data so that it can be turned over to investigators. This is the legal version of the contractor with a key to your house example we started with. This bill is also in draft form, and it is causing a lot of controversy, but having problems gaining real traction.

The Core Of The Debate

privacy_laws What this debate boils down to is that some factions in the government want to force manufacturers to make user data accessible, and other factions want to preserve privacy. If the Compliance With Court Orders Act is passed, companies like Google would have to redesign products such as Gmail to make user data accessible. Right now, Google cannot read user emails at all unless Google has access to a user’s computer. If this bill becomes law, Google and anyone else who can get past the weakened Gmail encryption could read any user’s email.

If the new compliance bill becomes law, then user data could be exposed at levels that the lawmakers may not realize. A disgruntled Google employee could wind up selling data from millions of Gmail address, or a terrorist could access an iPhone to get all of the personal data that phone contains. As it stands right now, it is almost impossible for tech companies to access encrypted data, and that is what makes the data so safe. If things start to change, then there could be major issues with privacy that users may not realize until it is too late.

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