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4.  Focus areas









             A6. If the content is not robust enough to be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents,
             including assistive technologies, the content becomes inaccessible to large audiences suffering
             from different impairments.

             A7. People who do not understand English language cannot access website/app content and
             services.
             A8.  The government organisation concerned can face legal actions as per national and
             international laws if the content of the website/app is not accessible.
             A9. Labels or instructions are not provided when content requires user input, which jeopardises

             the security or purpose of the content.


             Cybersecurity                                                                               4.3







             Cybersecurity is the activity of protecting        homepages.  Millions  of  passwords, email
             websites/apps from unauthorised use, access,       addresses and credit card details have been
             changes,     destruction,     or    disruption.    leaked into the public domain exposing
             website/app security can be a complex (or          website/app     users    to    both    personal

             even confusing) topic in an ever-evolving          embarrassment  and  financial  risks.  The
             landscape.  GIGW  provides  a  clear framework     purpose of website/app security is to prevent
             for website/app owners seeking to mitigate risk    such risks.
             and apply security principles to their web         Website/app security requires vigilance in all

             properties.                                        aspects starting from requirements through
             It is important to keep in mind that security is   design and implementation to testing  and
             never a set-it-and-forge-it solution but is a      deployment. Organisations should implement
             continuous process that requires constant          appropriate security analysis, defences and

             assessment to reduce the overall risk.             countermeasures      for   protection    of   a
             Sometimes        websites/apps         become      website/app against malfunctioning, phishing,
             unavailable due to denial-of-service attacks or    cyber-crimes, or cyberattacks to avoid data
             display   modified     information    on   their    loss of the organisations or customers.
 A1. Visually impaired people cannot access the content.

 A2. People with epileptic may get seizures if the website/app has content which blink very fast.
 A3. Hearing/Auditory impaired people cannot access the content.
 A4. People with cognitive Disability cannot access the time dependent function/content which

 does not have pause/extend/back/ forward options.
 A5. People with Locomotor/Physical Disability cannot access the whole content present on the
 website.




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