Creating, promoting, and following best practices help enhance online safety, data security, privacy, and brand and consumer protection. Organizations of all sizes should apply these efforts, following a review of their respective legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
Best Practices
Best Practices: Infrastructure Security
Improving Technical Security
16 April 2019
Best Practices: Infrastructure Security
Optimize TLS implementation using information gleaned from public tools. This includes eliminating use of insecure ciphers and older, insecure...
Best Practices: Privacy
Privacy
16 April 2019
Best Practices: Privacy
Basic Notice/Disclosure Make sure the privacy statement has a link and is easily discoverable from the home page. Place...
Best Practices: Email Unsubscribe
Building Trust
28 November 2018
Best Practices: Email Unsubscribe
Email is a vibrant channel for marketers to connect with consumers on many fronts, providing an important value exchange...
Best Practices: Enterprise IoT Security Checklist
Internet of Things (IoT)
17 April 2018
Best Practices: Enterprise IoT Security Checklist
The Internet of Things (IoT) has found its way into all aspects of our lives. In particular, consumer IoT...
Best Practices: Cyber Incident Response Readiness
Security
25 January 2018
Best Practices: Cyber Incident Response Readiness
Complete risk assessments for executive review, operational process and third-party vendors Review security best practices and validate your organization’s...
Best Practices: Botnets
Building Trust
2 October 2017
Best Practices: Botnets
About Botnets A “bot” or “botnet” is a program installed on a system to enable that system to automatically...
Best Practice: Extended Validation Certificates (EVSSL)
Building Trust
2 October 2017
Best Practice: Extended Validation Certificates (EVSSL)
We increasingly live, interact, and do business online, making the concept of online trust more important than ever before....
Best Practices: Certificate Types
Building Trust
2 October 2017
Best Practices: Certificate Types
E-commerce has grown at exponential rates, with consumers recognizing the convenience of purchasing online and making secure and private...
Best Practices: Email Authentication – SPF, DKIM, and DMARC
Building Trust
2 October 2017
Best Practices: Email Authentication – SPF, DKIM, and DMARC
Email security, authentication, and related best practices are the foundation of the Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance work to...
Best Practices: Consumer IoT Information & Resources
Internet of Things (IoT)
1 October 2017
Best Practices: Consumer IoT Information & Resources
The Internet of Things is changing the way we live, from increasing our energy efficiency (and saving money on...
Best Practices: Mobile App Privacy & Security
Building Trust
1 October 2017
Best Practices: Mobile App Privacy & Security
As mobile usage and application development continues to grow, the need to adopt best practices in data security, app...
Best Practice: Always On SSL (AOSSL)
Building Trust
8 July 2017
Best Practice: Always On SSL (AOSSL)
Trust and consumer confidence is the foundation upon which the Internet has been built. A core element of that...