Absolute Strategic Agent IDX Links for CRMLS Members

“When we saw how Absolute Strategic Agent could help us generate better IDX links, we jumped at the opportunity.” -Art Carter, CEO of CRMLS.

CHINO HILLS, Calif. (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

Teams at CRMLS and Absolute Strategic Agent worked together to offer new basic IDX links for all of their users.

“We believe quality IDX solutions matter to professionals and consumers,” said CRMLS CEO Art Carter. “When we saw how Absolute Strategic Agent could help us generate better IDX links, we jumped at the opportunity.”

“We are honored to be working so closely with the great people and users of CRMLS,” said Richard Uzelac, CEO of Absolute Strategic Agent. “Throughout the months of planning for this change, we have collaborated with the CRMLS team to provide high-quality basic IDX links for their users that we see as a nice upgrade for the basic links previously offered,” Richard Uzelac added.

IDX links generated directly through Matrix, through approved IDX vendors, and via RESO-certified data feeds will not be affected. Only links generated through the IDX Link Generator on CRMLS.org from 2012 onward will be changing.

Here’s what the new-and-improved IDX Plus version looks like to the right.

In addition to the IDX links at no additional cost, Absolute Strategic Agent’s Premium IDX with Full Website is also available with major discounts on CRMLS.org. The embedded video shows the upgraded products are over 50% off for CRMLS members!

“We at Absolute Strategic Agent are also proud to be featured in the CRMLS Marketplace to offer our Premium IDX with Full Website as an option for CRMLS users that want more for their online presence and marketing,” said Richard Uzelac.

CRMLS user agents will be able to upgrade to the Premium IDX with Full Website for over 50% off retail prices. Marketing and Advertising programs as also available from Absolute Strategic Agent.

About California Regional MLS

California Regional MLS is the nation’s largest and most recognized subscriber-based MLS, dedicated to servicing 96,000 real estate professionals from 34 Associations, 3 Boards of REALTORS® and 1 MLS. CRMLS is the industry powerhouse and thrives on providing the most relevant products and services to its subscribers. For more information on CRMLS visit http://www.crmls.org.

About Absolute Strategic Agent Inc.

Based out of Thousand Oaks, CA, Absolute Strategic Agent Inc. offers professional websites for real estate agents and brokerages as well as IDX home search software that shows listings and available properties in real-time to potential buyers online. Since 2010, Absolute Strategic Agent Inc. has remained committed to offering savvy software solutions and digital marketing strategies that give real estate professionals an online platform optimized for generating more leads and revenue. Absolute Strategic Agent Inc. keeps new and established real estate professionals on the cutting-edge for their digital marketing and advertising strategies. For more information about their full-suite of services, contact their team for a free consultation at (805) 413-7895 or visit http://www.AbsoluteStrategicAgent.com

About Richard Uzelac, CEO of Absolute Strategic Agent Inc.

Founder of GoMarketing and Absolute Strategic Agent, Richard Uzelac is a former award-winning Realtor and a real estate company owner in both New Jersey and California. Richard Uzelac is also the former Senior Director of Production for Realtor.com Richard Uzelac has helped many local businesses and real estate professionals increase their leads and sales via digital marketing these last 15 years, Richard Uzelac is also available as a Real Estate Technology Speaker, Seminar Provider and Consultant. For more information, contact Richard Uzelac at 805.413.7895.

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“The number one enemy of enterprise website security is lack of awareness about what’s ‘under the hood’ from an integration and architecture standpoint. This is basically a websites’s ‘supply chain’,” said Aanand Krishnan, Founder & CEO of Tala Security.

FREMONT, Calif. (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

Tala Security, the provider of security solutions protecting enterprise websites and web applications against advanced client-side attacks like Magecart, today announced the Tala 2019 State of the Web Report. The report, which tested U.S. websites within the Alexa 1000 ranking, educates enterprises about the critical and under-recognized security threats related to their web assets and the third party vendors that support them.

Today, the primary connection point between companies and their customers is the corporate website, which, in addition to acting as an educational resource, is also a key driver of corporate revenue for most businesses. Most websites are loaded with client-heavy JavaScript applications that execute web code to enrich the customer experience, provide compelling content and images and assist in engagement. The Tala 2019 State of the Web Report highlights that this architecture, in an effort to make sites more attractive and useful, introduces significant vulnerabilities that enable client-side website attacks – such as Magecart – to impact customer browsing sessions and can lead to theft of sensitive user personally identifiable information (PII) and financial data.

In August, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) and the Retail and Hospitality ISAC issued a joint bulletin to address the growing threat of online skimming to payment security. The vulnerabilities specifically leveraged to launch these accelerating attacks are the main focus of this data analysis. Raising awareness of the critical website security flaws identified in the report are its main goal. “These attack techniques are of increasing significance to the retail and hospitality industry…It is important that businesses grow in their awareness of the nature of these attacks and of the security controls necessary to detect and defeat them,” stated Carlos Kizzee, Vice President, Intelligence, Retail and Hospitality ISAC. “We must endeavor to ensure that focused attention, commitment and peer collaboration in e-commerce cybersecurity efforts within the retail and hospitality industry outpaces the growth and evolution of threats such as these.”

Key findings from the Tala 2019 State of the Web Report highlight that the majority of global brands fail to deploy adequate security to guard against client-side attacks, including:

•     The average website relies on 31 third-parties. Nearly two-thirds (~63 percent) of the externally loaded JavaScript code executed in the browser is either written by and/or managed by third-parties.
•     98 percent of websites use forms to collect PII and financial data from the user. This form data is defined by the website owner’s code architecture to be purposefully sent to an average of 1.6 domains. However, in reality, due to the reliance on third-party integrations, form data is exposed to an average of 15.7 third-party domains. In other words, user form data is exposed to an order of magnitude more domains than intended by the website owner.
•     87 percent of websites were found to include innerHTML, which allows JavaScript code to manipulate a website being displayed. InnerHTML is a common injection point attackers leverage to launch Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.
•     Dynamic JavaScript code was found to exist in more than 60 percent of websites. This code is not loaded statically, but is instead loaded via a static JavaScript command. This kind of “piggybacking” creates a more expansive attack surface for hackers to exploit.
•     Only 27 percent of websites were found to deploy standard-based security such as content security policies (CSP) capable of guarding against vulnerabilities introduced by the significant reliance on JavaScript or to limit unauthorized access and distribution of form data.
•     94 percent of website operators that deploy CSP have implemented a set of policies that are not capable of guarding against client-side attacks. CSP and other standards-based security implementations exist but deploying these at scale requires substantial administration and has been proven challenging.

“The number one enemy of enterprise website security is lack of awareness about what’s ‘under the hood’ from an integration and architecture standpoint. This is basically a website’s ‘supply chain’,” said Aanand Krishnan, Founder & CEO of Tala Security. “The fundamental issue with the way today’s websites are secured is that user data is greatly exposed to third-party applications and services that have not been properly vetted. While Magecart is the most well-known, there are many other attacks that leverage client-side vulnerability. It’s imperative that organizations keep security top-of-mind and expand their perspective on what has become a pervasive attack vector – the organization’s website.”

Methodology

For each of the Alexa 1000 websites, Tala used its analysis engine, which evaluates 50 unique indicators of a web page’s architecture and integrations to document code, content and data change on the website. The findings represented in the Tala 2019 State of the Web Report are the result of aggregate study of the Alexa 1000 to define statistically relevant insights that indicate mass vulnerability to client-side website attacks such as cross-site scripting (XSS), Magecart, user data leakage, content integrity attacks, ad injections and session redirects. These vulnerabilities are capable of significantly impacting the secure operation of nearly every website included in the study.

Download the Tala 2019 State of the Web Report here: https://go.talasecurity.io/state-of-the-web-report-2019

About Tala Security

Tala Security protects modern websites and web applications from critical and growing threats, such as cross-site scripting (XSS), Magecart, website supply-chain attacks, clickjacking and others. Tala defends against such attacks by automating the deployment and dynamic adjustment of browser-native, standards-based security controls such as Content Security Policy (CSP), Subresource Integrity (SRI), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) and other web security standards. The activation of browser-native security controls provides comprehensive security without requiring any changes to the application code and with almost no impact to website performance. Tala’s product is powered by an AI-assisted analytics engine that evaluates over 50 unique indicators of a web page’s behavior. The analytics engine provides comprehensive risk analysis and enables Tala to automate the generation, implementation and updating of browser-native security policies. Tala’s product also provides customers with alert analytics and incident management. Tala serves large website operators in verticals such as financial services, online retail, payment processing, hi-tech, fintech and education. Learn more at http://www.talasecurity.io

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John Kearney, CEO of Advanced Training Systems, underscores the need for simulator training in light of the proposed drive-time regulations.

“Fatigue is a real factor in driving, and while there is no magic way to eliminate it, it is something that simulation training can help drivers recognize and deal with.”

CLEARWATER, Fla. (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

In mid-August, the Transportation Department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposed a set of changes to the hours-of-service rules that govern the hours truckers can spend behind the wheel and the total number of breaks they are required to take[1]. “This proposal addresses some real issues and frustrations confronting truckers and the industry,” says John Kearney, CEO of Advanced Training Systems. Kearney, whose company is a leading designer and manufacturer of virtual simulators for driver training. “However, we must always make safety, both for drivers and other motorists, our number-one concern.”

Current hours-of-service rules include the following provisions:

1.    Truckers can drive for a cumulative daily maximum of 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty.

2.    Drivers are required to take an off-duty period of at least 30 minutes after a maximum of eight consecutive hours of driving.

3.    They cannot drive beyond the 14th consecutive hour after coming on duty[2].

The proposed new rules include these suggested revisions:

1.    Drivers would be able to take a break while on duty but not driving–i.e. while the truck is stationary and waiting to be loaded or unloaded.

a.    Under current rules, stationary on-duty hours count against the driver’s allowable daily driving time.

2.    Drivers would be permitted to “pause” the 14-hour driving window for an off-duty break of up to three hours.

a.    This would create a possible 17-hour workday, with the provision that the driver still takes 10 consecutive hours off duty at the end of the shift[3].

Many drivers are paid by the mile, which means that excessive wait time at loading docks—known in the trade as “detention time”—costs drivers money. According to a recent FMCSA report, detention time costs the average driver $1,281 to $1,534 per year, or 3-3.6 percent of the driver’s total annual income. The report also estimates that excess detention time raises the likelihood a driver will be involved in a crash by 6.2 percent, due to a consequent urge to make up for lost time[4].

“We can argue about what specific hours-of-service limits should be,” Kearney said. “No one questions that reasonable limits should exist and should be enforced. Fatigue is a real factor in driving, and while there is no magic way to eliminate it, it is something that simulation training can help drivers recognize and deal with. Given that, and given the seriousness of this whole issue, I would suggest that one urgently needed change in FMCSA regulations is to make simulator experience a mandatory part of commercial driver training.”

Whether or not the proposal goes through, simulator training can help prepare drivers for long hours on the road–before they even hit the road.

About Advanced Training Systems LLC:

Advanced Training Systems (ATS) is a technology and engineering firm that has revolutionized the design and manufacture of high-tech simulator systems to improve training for operators of all types of motor-powered vehicles. ATS, the holder of multiple patents in its field, is dedicated to providing cutting-edge adaptive training at an affordable cost to all involved in the transportation industry, resulting in more qualified drivers/operators and safer streets. For more information, visit http://www.atstrainingsystems.com.

1.    Lardner, Richard, “Administration moves to ease drive-time rules for truckers,” Associated Press, July 1, 2019.

2.    “Summary of Hours of Service Regulations,” Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

3.    Lardner, Richard, “Government moves toward easing drive-time rules for truckers,” Associated Press, August 14, 2019.

4.    Rafter, Michelle, “Loading Dock Wait Times Cost Truckers Over $1 Billion Annually,” TRUCKS, February 4, 2018.

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This series explores the various laws and regulations which govern businesses, and how to have an information security policy that will protect the company from a data breach.

CHICAGO (PRWEB)
September 11, 2019

About the Series: This series explores the various laws and regulations which govern businesses both in the US and abroad, as well as how to implement and enforce an information security policy to protect your company and limit any damage from a data breach.

About the Episode: There is no federal law governing privacy and data security applicable to all US citizens. Rather, individual states and regulatory agencies have created a patchwork of protections that may overlap in certain industries. This webinar provides an overview of the many privacy and data security laws and regulations which may impact your business, from the state law protecting personal information to regulations covering the financial services industry to state breach notification laws.

To learn more, click here.

The webinar will be available on-demand after its premiere. As with every Financial Poise Webinar, it will be an engaging and plain English conversation designed to entertain as it teaches.

About Financial Poise

Financial Poise has one mission: to provide reliable plain English business, financial and legal education to investors, private business owners and executives, and their respective trusted advisors. Financial Poise content is created by seasoned, respected experts who are invited to join our Faculty only after being recommended by current Faculty Members. Our editorial staff then works to make sure all content is easily digestible. Financial Poise is a meritocracy; nobody can “buy” their way into the Financial Poise Faculty. Start learning today at https://www.financialpoise.com/.

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Vectorworks 2020 is centered around providing our customers with intuitive ways to use the powerful tools of our products, while also offering more practical ways to incorporate the use of data for an improved and insightful design workflow.

COLUMBIA, Md. (PRWEB)
September 10, 2019

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. announces the 2020 release of Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Designer and Fundamentals, as well as 2020 versions of Vision and Braceworks. This newest release brings improved software performance, quality enhancements and new data-driven workflows.

“Data and usability are the cornerstones of this year’s product line enhancements,” said Vectorworks CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar. “When we looked at the future of the industry and what our customers’ needs were, we kept coming back to data, particularly data-driven insights. Vectorworks 2020 is centered around providing our customers with intuitive ways to use the powerful tools of our products, while also offering more practical ways to incorporate the use of data for an improved and insightful design workflow.”

With this focus on insightful design, Vectorworks 2020 extends the existing Data Visualization feature to the design layer environment. This lets customers change objects’ attributes using data parameters to visualize data for error checking, work validation and quality control.

“With Data Visualization now available on design layers, we’re able to keep our attribute assignments consistent between projects, allowing us to quickly and consistently draw attention to relevant design elements,” said Brendan Gray, principal designer and president of Gray Matter Visual, Inc.

Additionally, customers will experience optimized Open BIM capabilities, improved file performance and other updates that include:

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  Increased workflow efficiency with the ability to directly edit fields in a list browser, such as in the Navigation palette or the Organization dialog.
• Improved file performance and responsiveness of large and complex models with the updated Vectorworks Graphics Module.
• A new Schematic View workflow to handle the complexity of modeling and documenting rigging workflows in Vectorworks Spotlight.
• Accurate geolocation of a project with the new Geographic Information System (GIS) toolset and an integration with Esri’s ArcGIS online services.

To learn more about the release of Vectorworks 2020, please visit vectorworks.net/2020.

The English-language editions of Vectorworks, Braceworks and Vision 2020 are available today. The release of localized European, Australian and New Zealand editions will be followed by Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese versions. For more information about the availability of Vectorworks 2020 in your market, please contact your local Vectorworks distributor. Members of the Vectorworks Service Select maintenance program will receive their upgrades to Vectorworks 2020 as soon as the product is released in their local markets.

Press should visit vectorworks.net/2020/press for additional information, videos and high-res images, or contact Senior Media Relations Manager Lauren Meyer at lmeyer@vectorworks.net for other requests like press interviews, demos and more.

About Vectorworks, Inc.

Vectorworks, Inc. is an award-winning design and BIM software provider serving the architecture, landscape architecture and entertainment industries in 85 countries. Creating intuitive software since 1985, we’ve become the preeminent software built to manage the entire design process. Globally more than 685,000 users are creating, connecting and influencing the next generation of design with Vectorworks on Mac and Windows. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with offices in Atlanta, Georgia, Newbury and London, England and Vancouver, Canada, Vectorworks is a part of the Nemetschek Group. Learn how we empower designers to create experiences that transform the world at vectorworks.net or follow @Vectorworks.

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