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The Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance (OTA) was a past project to identify and promote security and privacy best practices that build consumer confidence in the Internet.

2016 Online Trust Honor Roll Virtual Press Room (VPR)
Rebuilding Trust 20 June 2016

2016 Online Trust Honor Roll Virtual Press Room (VPR)

2016 Online Trust Audit & Honor Roll Landing Page Briefing Deck – June 14 DC Briefing 2016 Online Trust...

2016 Honor Roll Methodology
Rebuilding Trust 15 June 2016

2016 Honor Roll Methodology

The 2016 Online Trust Audit has evolved over the past 8 years and includes a composite analysis focusing on...

2016 Online Trust Honor Roll Leaders
Rebuilding Trust 14 June 2016

2016 Online Trust Honor Roll Leaders

2016 Consumer Brands – Honor Roll Recipients “Trust is the foundation of the digital economy.  The OTA’s Online Trust...

2016 Online Trust Audit – Industry Support
Rebuilding Trust 14 June 2016

2016 Online Trust Audit – Industry Support

Industry Leaders Embrace OTA Audit Best Practices Honor Roll Landing Page  |  Virtual Press Room |  Consumer Brands “Security...

2016 Online Trust Audit and Honor Roll
Rebuilding Trust 14 June 2016

2016 Online Trust Audit and Honor Roll

The primary goal of the Audit and report is to help drive the adoption of best practices and provide...

2015 Data Protection & Breach Readiness Guide
Building Trust 16 May 2016

2015 Data Protection & Breach Readiness Guide

The threat level has never been higher for any organization. As recent headlines attest, no company, organization or government...

2016 IRS eFile Audit
Building Trust 8 March 2016

2016 IRS eFile Audit

46% of IRS Free e-file Sites Receive Failing Grades

2016 Online Trust Audit Methodology Announced
Rebuilding Trust 4 March 2016

2016 Online Trust Audit Methodology Announced

Seattle, Washington – The Online Trust Alliance announced today the methodology for the forthcoming 2016 Online Trust Audit and...

Smart Homes and the Internet of Things
Internet of Things (IoT) 1 March 2016

Smart Homes and the Internet of Things

Issue Brief from Atlantic Council and I Am The Cavalry The Internet of Things (IoT) is the next step...

Diffusing the IoT Time Bomb: Security and Privacy Trust Code of Conduct
Internet of Things (IoT) 1 March 2016

Diffusing the IoT Time Bomb: Security and Privacy Trust Code of Conduct

MODERATOR: Craig Spiezle Executive Director & President Online Trust Alliance @otalliance  @craigspi PANELISTS: Harvey Anderson  General Counsel, Chief Privacy...

WearFit: Security Design Analysis of a Wearable Fitness Tracker
Internet of Things (IoT) 1 February 2016

WearFit: Security Design Analysis of a Wearable Fitness Tracker

IEEE Computer Society Center for Secure Design Jacob West Chief Architect, Security Products, NetSuite Tadayoshi Kohno Short-Dooley Professor, Computer...

A Vision for Trustworthy Advertising
Building Trust 1 January 2016

A Vision for Trustworthy Advertising

Online advertising is an economic engine that fuels a wide range of services and sites society depends on. In...