Sunday, September 11, 2016

Blocked Website Because a site is Uncatagorized

Here is the next topic from #ACyberLife. I am browsing internet from workplace and I get an error that says the site is blocked because it is #uncatagorized. A similar situation may occur because your site is assigned a #catagory that IS being blocked and you think it should not be. In this case I know the site has been around for at least 10 years though it might not have been hosted by the same company the whole time.  The site belongs to my friend Ian who does not know it is blocked. ( I sent him email after starting this post so he can see it too!)
All government agencies and anyone else following security best practices will block sites that have not been catagorized.  Most new sites or sites that do not receive a lot of traffic will be blocked by web protection servers initially until the receiving a #catagorization.  This prevents new sites that might be pornagraphic or have other objectional material be blocked until catagorized. Here is what that looks like if it happens:

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