Web Security Eve Nobles

1. Web Security Eve Nobles

2. Web security • There are a lot of dangers in putting up a Web page. From invasions of privacy to actual hackers cracking your security. Learn how to secure your Web server and site as well as hacks and patches to keep yourself safe. • Web security leads to all of the things that make us hate the Web: spam, viruses, identity theft, to name a few.

3. Avoiding • The problem with Web security is that, as important as it is, it is also very complex. I am quite sure that some of you reading this are already part of an network of attack computers and that your servers are sending out spam messages without you even knowing it. Your emails and passwords have been harvested and resold to people who think you need either a new watch, a male enhancement product or a cheap mortgage. Fact is, you are part of the problem and don’t know what you did to cause it.

4. Critique a Web • Note where your eyes go first • Type in your URL, then close your eyes before the page loads. What's the first thing you see when you open your eyes? Does it explain the page instantly, or do you have to look around a few more seconds before grasping its meaning? • Squint your eyes • By closing your eyes almost completely as you look at the screen, its content will become blurry. Note the path your eyes travel and what your brain is trying to reason out from the limited information it's getting. Can you make out what's happening on the various section of the page? You're looking for good contrast among the various sections, and your eye will naturally go to the areas that create the most contrast. • Scan the page diagonally from top left to bottom right • This is the direction the eye is automatically trained to read (of course, it's the opposite in some cultures). Since the human brain is already prepared to receive information in this order, make sure your content is presented in clear • The "Five Things" trick • Jump to your homepage, scan it for five seconds, then list five things you remember. Limiting your viewing to only five seconds forces your brain to remember only things it deems relevant. Hopefully, the five things you recall align with the top five things you want your customer to know. The human brain is only able to hold so much in short term memory, and most people aren't patient enough to continue reading, so they'll click to learn more. That action marks the beginning of the user experience, so make those five most memorable • Find the intersections • Take a look at where the major lines of the page force the eye to focus. Does the eye naturally travel to the most important elements on the screen? A good web design subtly draws the eye to the places where the maximum amount of information can be assimilated in the minimum amount of time, often just seconds. • Learning to view websites critically is an important skill to hone. It trains your brain to think like a user and the more adept you become, the better you're able to provide an enriching user experience. • Too many companies spend needless time arguing over details of a website before the larger picture is fully developed. This puts users, and ultimately your business, at a disadvantage because the "big picture" is what creates the users perception of your service or website. • Take a look at your website and use these tips to critique it in 30 seconds or less. After all, that's what a majority of potential customers do after typing in your URL -- whether they realize it or not.