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HTTP Code 200 OK

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When is Code 200 used?

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.home .articles-events {
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.articles-events .vc_visible-item {
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.threat-report-cta-row {
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.gain-clarity-cross-link h3 {
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	padding-top: 175px;
  min-height: 0vh !important;
}

.intro-content h1 {
	font-weight: 700;
	line-height: 1em;
}

h1, .h1 {
    font-size: 5rem !important;
    line-height: 4.25rem !important;
    color: var(--heading-color-dark);
    margin-bottom: 2rem !important;
    font-weight: 700;
}

h2, .h2 {
    font-size: 3rem !important;
    line-height: 3rem !important;
    margin-bottom: 2rem !important;
    font-weight: 700;
}

h3 . h3 {
	font-size: 2.3rem !important;
    line-height: 2rem !important;
    color: var(--heading-color-dark);
    font-weight: 700 !important; 
    letter-spacing: .07rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem !important;
}

h4, .h4 {
	font-size: 1.5rem !important;
    line-height: 1.5rem !important;
    color: var(--heading-color-dark);
    font-weight: 600 !important;
    letter-spacing: .025rem !important;
    text-transform: none;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem !important;
}

h5, .h5 {
	font-size: 1.5rem !important;
    line-height: 1.5rem !important;
    color: var(--heading-color-dark);
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .07rem !important;
    text-transform: none;
    margin-bottom: 1rem !important;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 1440px){
	h1, .h1 {
    font-size: 4rem !important;
    line-height: 4rem !important;
    color: var(--heading-color-dark);
    margin-bottom: 2rem !important;
    font-weight: 700;
	}
}

@media screen and (max-width: 768px){
	h1, .h1 {
    font-size: 3rem !important;
    line-height: 3.25rem !important;
    color: var(--heading-color-dark);
    margin-bottom: 2rem !important;
    font-weight: 700;
	}
	
	h3 . h3 {
		font-size: 2rem !important;
    line-height: 2rem !important;
    color: var(--heading-color-dark);
    font-weight: 700 !important; 
    letter-spacing: .07rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem !important;
	}
}


/*** Navigation ***/

@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1440px) {
    .site-nav.sticky .site-logo img {
        transform: inherit;
    }
    .site-nav.sticky .site-logo {
        height: 100px;
    }
}

.resource-tile-link {
	background: url('https://defensedev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/threat-report-nav-tile.jpg');
	background-size: cover;
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
	transition-duration: .2s !important;
}
.resource-tile-link:hover {
	transform: translateY(-10px);
}

.resource-tile-link:after {
    content:'';
    background: linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0, 0, 0, .5) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 50%);
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;
    right: 0px;
}

.resource-tile-link a{
	min-height: 300px;
	width: 100%;
	padding: 20px !important;
	text-align: center;
	color: white !important;
	position:relative;
	font-size: 24px !important;
	line-height: 1em;
	z-index: 2;
	margin: 0px !important;
}

.resource-tile-link a:before,
.resource-tile-link a:after{
    display: block;
}

/*.resource-tile-link a:before{
    content: '';
    font-size: 16px !important;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}*/

.resource-tile-link a:after {
    content: 'Get the Report';
    padding: 10px 15px;
    background: white;
	color: black;
    font-size: 16px !important;
    margin-top: 40px;
	display: inline-block;
}

.resource-tile-link:hover a:after {
    background: black;
		color: white;
}

#menu-primary-nav>.menu-item.sub-nav-has-tile>.sub-menu>.menu-item:not(.primary-sub-header){
    width: 20%;
    max-width: 20%;
    margin: 0px 2%;
}

.site-nav {
    padding: 21px 100px !important;
		max-width: 1920px;
    margin: 0 auto !important;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
}

.top-sidebar .widget {
    margin-bottom: 0px !important;
}

.site-logo {
	max-width: 225px;
}

.site-nav.sticky .widget {
    line-height: 53px !important;
}

.menu-primary-nav-container {
	margin-right: 16px !important;
}

.top-sidebar .menu-primary-nav-container .menu-item a {
    font-size: 18px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    margin-left: 12px;
    margin-right: 12px;
}

#menu-primary-nav>.menu-item>a:after {
	display: none !important;
}

#menu-primary-nav .sub-menu .sub-menu .menu-item.blue-link a {
	color: #009cde !important;
}

#menu-primary-nav>.menu-item>.sub-menu>.menu-item:not(.primary-sub-header)>a:hover {
    color: white;
}

#menu-primary-nav .sub-menu .sub-menu .menu-item a {
    text-transform: none !important;
    letter-spacing: inherit !important;
    color: #d8d8d8;
}

.top-sidebar .menu-secondary-nav-container .menu-item a, .top-sidebar .menu-secondary-nav-container .menu-item a:hover, .home .top-sidebar .search-field {
	color: white !important;
}

.widget_nav_menu .menu-item.current-menu-item>a, 
.widget_nav_menu .menu-item.current-page-ancestor>a, 
.widget_nav_menu #menu-primary-nav .menu-item a:hover {
	color: white !important;
}

.home .widget_nav_menu .menu-item-has-children li a:hover {
	color: #009cde !important;
}

#menu-secondary-nav .menu-item-has-children.secondary-dropdown-menu .sub-menu a {
    color: white;
}

.custom_button.get-started a, .custom_button.get-started button {
	letter-spacing: 1px !important;
}

.widget_nav_menu #menu-secondary-nav .menu-item a {
    text-transform: none;
    font-size: 20px;
    letter-spacing: inherit !important;
    font-weight: 400 !important;
}

.top-sidebar .menu-secondary-nav-container .menu-item a:hover {
	border-bottom: 1px solid white;
}

#menu-primary-nav>.menu-item.menu-item-54>.sub-menu>.menu-item:not(.primary-sub-header) {
    width: calc(25% - 10px);
    margin: 0px;
}

#menu-primary-nav>.menu-item.menu-item-54:hover>.sub-menu {
    padding: 50px 30px;
}

.top-sidebar .menu-secondary-nav-container .menu-item a {
	padding-left: 0px;
	padding-right: 0px;
	margin-right: 16px;
	margin-left: 16px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}

#menu-secondary-nav .menu-item-has-children.secondary-dropdown-menu .sub-menu{
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    background: #232321;
    padding: 20px;
    text-align: left;
    z-index: 10;
}

#menu-secondary-nav .menu-item-has-children.secondary-dropdown-menu:hover .sub-menu {
    display: block;
}

#menu-secondary-nav-1 .menu-item-has-children .sub-menu li {
    display: none !important;
}

#menu-primary-nav>.menu-item>.sub-menu {
    top: calc(100% - 29px) !important;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 1440px){

    .site-nav.sticky,
    .site-nav.sticky #menu-primary-nav,
    .site-nav.sticky .top-sidebar{
        background: #000;
    }

    .site-nav.sticky {
        height: auto;
    }

    #menu-primary-nav {
        margin-right: 0px !important;
    }
    
    .top-sidebar .menu-primary-nav-container .menu-item a {
        margin-right: 10px;
        margin-left: 10px;
    }

    .site-nav {
        padding: 0px 0px 21px 30px !important;
    }

    .top-sidebar {
        padding-left: 16px;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 1280px) {

    .top-sidebar .menu-primary-nav-container .menu-item a {
        margin-left: 8px !important;
        margin-right: 8px !important;
        font-size: 14px !important;
    }

    .widget_nav_menu #menu-secondary-nav .menu-item a {
        font-size: 14px !important;
    }

    .home .widget_nav_menu .menu-item a:hover {
        color: #fff !important;
    }

    .custom_button.get-started a, .custom_button.get-started button {
        letter-spacing: 0px !important;
        padding: 16px 10px !important;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 1024px){
	
	#menu-primary-nav,
	.top-sidebar {
        background: #222222
    }
	
	.get-started a {
        padding: 15px 25px !important;
        font-size: 15px !important;
    }
    
    .top-sidebar .menu-primary-nav-container .menu-item a {
        margin-left: 5px !important;
        margin-right: 5px !important;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 920px){
    #menu-primary-nav,
	.top-sidebar {
        background: #222222
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px){
	
	li.resource-tile-link {
    display: none !important;
}

    .site-nav {
        padding: 0px 0px !important;
    }
	
    .home .widget_nav_menu li.menu-item a:hover {
        color: #009cde !important;
    }
    a.site-logo {
		background: black;
		height: 90px;
		padding: 20px;
		margin-top: 20px;
        transform: translateY(35px)
	}
	.home a.site-logo {
		background: white;
		height: 90px;
		padding: 20px;
		margin-top: 20px;
	}
    .custom_button.get-started a, .custom_button.get-started button {
        letter-spacing: 0px !important;
        padding: 16px 20px !important;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767.98px) {
    .site-nav .mobile-menu-inner  .search-field:focus, .sticky.site-nav .mobile-menu-inner .search-field {
        position: relative;
        width: 100%;
        right: 0;
        top: 0;
    }

    .mobile-menu {
        overflow: visible;
    }

    .mobile-menu-inner {
        max-height: 100%;
        background-color: #232121;
        position: fixed;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        top: 50px;
        height: calc(100vh - 50px);
    }

    .mobile-menu-inner .search-field {
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }
    
    .site-logo {
        margin-top: 63px;
    }
    
    .top-sidebar .get-started {
        margin: 0;
    }
    
    .hamburger-menu-wrap {
        height: 50px;
        padding: 9px 15px;
    }	
    
    .mobile-menu-inner .widget_nav_menu {
        padding: 20px 15px
    }    
        
}
@media screen and (max-width: 90em) {
    .site-nav {
        padding: 21px 80px;
    }
    .intro-content p {
        font-size: 18px;
    }
    .site-nav .search-field:focus {
        right: 80px;
    }
    .sticky.site-nav .search-field:focus {
        right: 80px;
    }
}
@media screen and (max-width: 80em) {
    .site-nav {
        padding: 21px 30px;
    }
    .sticky.site-nav .search-field:focus {
        right: 30px;
    }
    .site-nav .search-field:focus {
        right: 30px;
    }
}
@media screen and (max-width: 64em) {
        .site-logo {
            height: 50px;
        }
        .top-sidebar .menu-primary-nav-container .menu-item a {
        font-size: 16px;
        margin: 0 10px;
    }
        
}

/* Search */

.search input[type=search]:focus {
    background: #333
}

.top-sidebar .search-form {
    max-width: 46px;
}

.top-sidebar .search-field {
	max-height: 50px;
	z-index: 2;
	position:relative;
	transform: translateX(-10px);
}

.site-nav .search-field:focus {
    background-position: 95%;
	right: 230px;
	top: 21px;
}

.sticky.site-nav .search-field {
    position: relative;
    padding: 8px 28px 8px 18px;
    width: 100%;
    background-position: 100%;
    background-color: transparent;
}

.sticky.site-nav .search-field:focus {
    float: none;
    position: absolute;
    width: 500px;
    background-color: #111;
    padding: 22px 26px;
    height: auto;
    right: 230px;
    top: 5px;
    background-position: 95%;
}

.site-nav .search-field:focus {
    width: 500px;
}

/* Main Nav Drop Downs */

.site-nav.sticky #menu-primary-nav>.menu-item:not(.narrow-sub-nav)>.sub-menu {
    top: 127px !important;
}

#menu-primary-nav>.menu-item.narrow-sub-nav>.sub-menu {
    max-width: 350px;
	width: 350px;
	top: 50px !important;
}

#menu-primary-nav>.menu-item.narrow-sub-nav>.sub-menu li {
	width: 100% !important;
	min-width: 100% !important;
}

#menu-primary-nav li.narrow-sub-nav {
	position: relative !important;
}

#menu-primary-nav>.menu-item>.sub-menu {
    max-width: 1490px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    box-shadow: 0px 0px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, .35);
    top: 130px;
}

/*** Sticky Bar ***/

.mysticky-welcomebar-fixed.mysticky-welcomebar-widget-0 .mysticky-welcomebar-btn a {
    box-shadow: none !important;
    font-weight: bold;
	border-bottom: 1px solid #FA4616;
    border-radius: 0px;
    padding-left: 0px;
    padding-right: 0px;
	padding-bottom: 0px;
    padding-top: 6px;
    margin-bottom: 4px !important;
}

.mysticky-welcomebar-fixed.mysticky-welcomebar-widget-0 .mysticky-welcomebar-btn a:hover {
	opacity: .8 !important;
}

.mysticky-welcomebar-fixed-wrap .mysticky-welcomebar-content {
    flex: inherit !important;
}

.mysticky-welcomebar-fixed.front-site .mysticky-welcomebar-close{
	top: 23%;
}

.mysticky-welcomebar-notpresent {
    top: -96px !important;
}

.mysticky-welcomebar-notpresent {
    height: 0px !important;
	overflow: hidden;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
    .mysticky-welcomebar-fixed {
        top: 49px !important;
        z-index: 100001 !important;
    }
}

.site-nav.sticky {
	z-index: 99999999;
}

.noti-button {
	font-size: 18px !important;
	color: white !important;
	padding: 12px 15px !important;
	background: rgba(255,255,255,.2)  !important;
	transition-duration: .2s;
}

.noti-button:hover {
	background: rgba(255,255,255,.3) !important;
}

.noti-button img {
	margin-left: 5px;
}

.mysticky-welcomebar-widget-0 .mysticky-welcomebar-fixed-wrap {
	min-height: 0px;  
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px){
	.mysticky-welcomebar-fixed {
		top: 48px;
	}
	
    .mysticky-welcomebar-fixed-wrap {
        padding-left: 15px !important;
        padding-right: 15px !important;
        padding-top: 10px !important;
        padding-bottom: 10px !important;
        flex-direction: column;
    }

	.mysticky-welcomebar-btn  {
		margin-top: 5px !important;
		padding: 3px 15px 5px !important;

	}

.mysticky-welcomebar-btn a {
    position: relative;
	font-size: 15px !important;
}
	
.mobile-menu-inner {
	padding-top: 100px;
}
	
.mysticky-welcomebar-content {
	text-align: center;
}	
	
.mysticky-welcomebar-content p{
	font-size: 15px !important;
}		
	
}

/*** Structure ***/

.assetForm {
    background: #f5f5f5;
    width: 100%;
    display:none;
    height:100%;
    padding: 20px;
}

.intro-bg { 
    position: absolute !important; 
}

.intro-content h1, .intro-content p {
    z-index: 1; position: relative; 
}

.no-min-height {
    min-height: inherit !important;
    align-self: flex-end;
}

.content-max-width-1244 {
    max-width: 1244px !important;
    margin: 0 auto !important;
}

footer #text-4 p {
    max-width: inherit;
}

@media screen and (min-width: 1441px){
    .home-padding-sync-for-row {
        padding-right: 215px !important;
        padding-left: 215px !important;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {

    .vc_column_container:not(.inner-column)>.vc_column-inner {
        margin-left: 0px !important;
        margin-right: 0px !important;
        padding-left: 15px !important;
        padding-right: 15px !important;
        width: 100% !important;
    }

    .mobile-order-1 {
        order: 3;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .mobile-order-2 {
        order: 2;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .align-to-middle {
        text-align: center;   
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 1024px) {
	.home h1 {
		font-size: 60px;	
	}
	
	.home .intro-content {
		padding-left: 30px;
		padding-right: 30px;
		padding-bottom: 50px;
	}

}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
	.home h1 {
		font-size: 50px;	
	}
	
	.home h1 span {
		color: #cccccc !important;
	}
	
	.home .intro-content {
		padding-left: 0px;
	}
	
	.home #content {
		margin-top: 0px !important;
	}
	
}

@media screen and (max-width: 47.9375em) {
	.header {
		background: #222222;
		background-image: none;
	}
    .intro-content h1, .intro-content p {
        color: white;
    }
    .intro-content h1 span {
        color: #009cde !important;
    }
	.has-post-widget .vc_column-inner {
        margin: 0px !important;
        padding-left: 15px !important;
        padding-right: 15px !important;
}
	.feature-article-event .vc_column-inner {
        margin: 0px !important;
        padding-left: 15px !important;
        padding-right: 15px !important;
}
	footer .vc_column-inner {
        margin: 0px !important;
        padding-right: 15px !important;
        padding-left: 15px !important;
}

    .home .widget .vc_column-inner {
        margin: 0px !important;
        padding-right: 15px !important;
        padding-left: 15px !important;
    }
}

/* L1 Mobile Spacing */

@media screen and (max-width: 640px){
    body:not(.home) .intro-content .vc_column_container:not(.inner-column)>.vc_column-inner {
        padding: 0px 20px !important;
        margin: 0px !important;
    }
}

/* Home Structure */

.home .vc_column_container {
	min-height: inherit;
}

.home .intro-content .vc_column-inner {
	padding: 0px !important;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 1440px) {
	.home .intro-content {
		padding-left: 68px;
		padding-right: 68px;
	}
}	

/*** Icon Buttons ***/

.add-icon-to-button, .add-icon-to-button-2 {
    overflow: hidden;
}
.add-icon-to-button {
    padding-left: 35px !important;
    padding-right: 0px !important;
    padding-top: 5px !important;
    padding-bottom: 5px !important;
    position: relative;
	text-align: left;
}

.add-icon-to-button:after {
    content:'';
    background: url('/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/report-download-icon.png');
    position: absolute;
    display: block;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: 100%;
    width: 32px;
    height: 40px;
    left: 15px;
    top: 0px;
    bottom: 0px;
    margin: auto auto;
	z-index: 2;
}

/*** GF Forms ***/

.pum .gform_confirmation_message {
    position: relative;
    padding-left: 50px;
    font-size: 20px;
    padding: 20px 20px 20px 50px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #009cdd;
    background: linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,153,206,0.7553615196078431) 0%, rgba(0,153,206,0) 100%);
}

.pum .gform_confirmation_message:before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    display: block;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    background-size: contain;
    background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='32px' viewBox='0 -960 960 960' width='32px' fill='%23ffffff'%3E%3Cpath d='m424-296 282-282-56-56-226 226-114-114-56 56 170 170Zm56 216q-83 0-156-31.5T197-197q-54-54-85.5-127T80-480q0-83 31.5-156T197-763q54-54 127-85.5T480-880q83 0 156 31.5T763-763q54 54 85.5 127T880-480q0 83-31.5 156T763-197q-54 54-127 85.5T480-80Zm0-80q134 0 227-93t93-227q0-134-93-227t-227-93q-134 0-227 93t-93 227q0 134 93 227t227 93Zm0-320Z'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    left: 10px;
    top: 50%;
    bottom: 50%;
    margin: auto;
}

.pum .gform_fields  {
	row-gap: 10px !important;
}

.gf-form-on-dark .gfield legend, .gf-form-on-dark .gfield label {
    color: white;
}

.gf-form-on-dark .gfield legend {
    font-size: 18px;
}

.gf-form-on-dark .gfield label {
    font-size: 16px;
}

.gf-form-on-dark  input[type="text"], .gf-form-on-dark input[type="email"], .gf-form-on-dark input[type="tel"], .gf-form-on-dark select{
    font-size: 18px !important;
	padding: 22px 18px !important;
}
.gf-form-on-dark select{
	padding: 4px 18px !important;
	height: auto;
}

.gf-form-on-dark  input[type="text"]::placeholder, .gf-form-on-dark input[type="email"]::placeholder, .gf-form-on-dark input[type="tel"]::placeholder, .gf-form-on-dark select::placeholder{
    color: #777;
	font-size: 18px !important;
}

.gf-form-on-dark  input[type="submit"]{
    background: #009cde !important;
    color: white !important;
}

.gf-form-on-dark .gform_footer  input[type="submit"] {
	margin: 0px auto !important;
}
.gf-form-on-dark .gform_footer  input[type="submit"]:hover{
	opacity: .85 !important;
}

.gf-form-on-dark_wrapper .gform_validation_errors {
    background: #444 !important;
    border: 0px;
    border-bottom: 2px solid #FA4616;
}
.gf-form-on-dark_wrapper .gform_validation_errors h2 {
    color: white !Important;
    font-size: 20px !important;;
}

.gf-form-on-dark_wrapper .gform_validation_errors .gform-icon::before {
    color: white !important;
}
.gf-form-on-dark_wrapper .gform_validation_errors .gform-icon {
    border-color: white !important;
}

.gf-form-on-dark_wrapper .gfield_validation_message {
    color: white;
    font-size: 16px;
    border-left: 2px solid #FA4616;
    padding-left: 10px;
}

/*** Home 2024 ***/


/*** Footer ***/

footer .widget_nav_menu .menu-item.current-menu-item>a, footer .widget_nav_menu .menu-item.current-page-ancestor>a, footer .widget_nav_menu .menu-item a:hover {
	color: #009cde !important;
}


/*** Blog Post Typography ***/

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    color: #000;
    font-size: 36px;
    text-transform: inherit;
    letter-spacing: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    margin-top: 20px;
	font-weight: 600;
}

.single-post .post-content h3, .single-newsroom .post-content h3{
    color: #000;
    font-size: 24px;
    text-transform: inherit;
    letter-spacing: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    margin-top: 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.single-post .post-content h4, .single-newsroom .post-content h4 {
    color: #009cde !important;
    font-size: 20px;
    text-transform: inherit;
    letter-spacing: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    margin-top: 20px;
	font-weight: 600;
}

.single-post .post-content .entry-title.single-title, .single-newsroom .post-content .entry-title.single-title{
	display: none;
}

.wp-block-code.yellow code {background-color:yellow !important;}

.intro-content p {
    font-size: 25px;
}

.dvteamgrid figure:before {content: "View Bio";position: absolute;background-color: #009cde;font-size: 18px;color: #ffffff;text-transform: capitalize;line-height: 1 !important;padding: 7px 10px !important;right: -100px;width: 90px;text-align: center;bottom: 15px;-webkit-transition: all 0.6s linear;-moz-transition: all 0.6s linear;-o-transition: all 0.6s linear;-ms-transition: all 0.6s linear;z-index: 1;pointer-events: none;}

.dvteamgrid figure:hover:before {
    right: 0;
}

.l2-nav {
    background-image: url(/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/L2-footer-background-1.jpg) !important;
}

/*** WebToffee Cookies ***/
.cli-tab-footer .wt-cli-privacy-accept-btn, .cli-switch input:checked+.cli-slider {
    background-color: black;
}

.page-id-3798 .intro-content {
	display: none !important;
}

/*** Fix Bio Name visibility ***/
.dvteamgrid .dv-member-name, .dvteamgrid .dv-member-info {
	transform: none !important;  
}
.dv-member-desc.rmveffect {
    transform: none !important;
}

/*** Blog Edits ***/
.newsroom-template-default .post-featured{
	margin-bottom: 65px;
}

/*Custom Post Grid Load More Button*/
.ddk-module-custom-btn a.vc_btn3{
    position: relative;
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 700;
    cursor: pointer;
    padding: 18px 27px;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    outline: inherit;
    border: none !important;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ddk-module-custom-btn a.vc_btn3:before{
    content:"";
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: #333;
    position: absolute;
    top: -100%;
    left: 0px;
    z-index: -1;
    transition-duration: .2s;
}

.ddk-module-custom-btn a.vc_btn3:hover:before{
    top: -10%;
}

.vc_column_container:not(.inner-column)>.vc_column-inner {
    margin-left: 15px;
    margin-right: 15px;
    max-width: calc(100% - 0px) !important
}

/*** Misc. Typography ***/

.sidebar-header {
	font-size:28px;
}

.ddk-pull-quote p {
    max-width: 600px;
    font-weight: 500;
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 40px;
    color: #009cde;
    border-left: 5px solid #009cde;
    padding-left: 25px;
}

.dd-blockquote-footer {
    color:#232121; font-size:17px; padding-left: 25px !important; padding-top:20px;
}

.dd-blockquote { 
    border-left-width: 5px !important;
    padding-left: 25px !important;
    margin-top: 30px;
    color: #009cde;
    font-size: 25px;
    border-left-color: #009cde !important; background-image: none !important; max-width: 550px 
}

section.post-content li {
    margin-bottom: 20px
}

/*** BUTTONS ***/

/* Orange Fill Down */

.orange-fill-down.hover-gray {
    background-color: black !important;
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.orange-fill-down.hover-gray:before {
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.dd-sidebar-btn {
	border: none;
    width:100%;
    text-align:left;
	font-family: inherit;
	font-size: inherit;
	color: inherit;
	background: #009cde;
	color: #fff;
	cursor: pointer;
	padding: 30px 30px 30px 80px;
	display: inline-block;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	letter-spacing: 1px;
	font-weight: 700;
	outline: none;
	position: relative;
	-webkit-transition: all 0.3s;
	-moz-transition: all 0.3s;
	transition: all 0.3s;
}

.dd-sidebar-btn:after {
	content: '';
	position: absolute;
	z-index: -1;
	-webkit-transition: all 0.3s;
	-moz-transition: all 0.3s;
	transition: all 0.3s;
}

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}

.dd-sidebar-btn:active {
	background: #2980b9;
	top: 2px;
}

.dd-sidebar-btn:before {
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	position: absolute;
	left: 20px;
	top: 30%;
}

.gray-sidebar-btn {
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    color: #212121;
    display: block;
    margin-top: 12px;
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    font-family: mr-eaves-xl-modern, sans-serif;
    font-size: 18px;
  	line-height: 1;
  	text-align: left;
  	cursor: pointer;
    transition: .3s ease;
    border-right: solid 5px #212121;
    padding: 18px 20px;
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 2px 3px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
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  	display: -ms-flexbox;
  	display: flex;
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  	        align-items: center;
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.gray-sidebar-btn:hover {
    background-color: #009cde;
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    color: #fff;
}

.gray-sidebar-btn:after {
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    content: url(/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Sidebar-Icon_Crosslink.png);
    transition: transform ease .3s;
}

.gray-sidebar-btn:hover:after {
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}

.gray-sidebar-btn.ungated:after {
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}

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}

.gray-sidebar-btn.gated:after {
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}

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    position: absolute;
    bottom: 10px;
    left: 20px;
	text-align: left;
}

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    line-height: 1.2rem;
}

.expert-voice-jim-caption strong {
    letter-spacing: 1px;
}

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}

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    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
}

.inline-jim-cta-module .align-to-middle {
    align-self: center;
}

.footer-jim-cta-module {
	display: flex;
	align-items: center;
}

.sidebar-jim-cta-module .text-align-center .vc_column-inner {
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}

.scale-up-jim-image img {
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}

.jim-responsive-text {
    font-size: 37px !important;
    line-height: 37px !important;;
}

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        padding-top: 500px !important;
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}

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        transform-origin: bottom left;
        transform: scale(1.1);
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}

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        padding-top: 300px !important;
        background-size: contain !important;
        background-position: top;
        background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
        background: #072734;
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    .jim-bg .vc_column-inner .vc_column-inner {
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        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column-reverse;
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	.footer-jim-cta-module {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column-reverse;
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href="https://www.directdefense.com/resources/blog/">Blog</a> \ <a href="https://www.directdefense.com/category/iot-ot-and-scada-security/">IoT, OT, &amp; SCADA Security</a></div><h3 class="single-title"><a href="https://www.directdefense.com/tales-from-the-road-establishing-a-common-language-using-nist/">Tales From the Road: Establishing a Common Language Using NIST</a></h3><div class="post-meta"><span class="post-author-img"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://www.directdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bethany-Kozal_Grayscale_Small_400x400-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://www.directdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bethany-Kozal_Grayscale_Small_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.directdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bethany-Kozal_Grayscale_Small_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.directdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bethany-Kozal_Grayscale_Small_400x400-125x125.jpg 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Domain Name: DDITB.COM
Registry Domain ID: 2511901804_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.namecheap.com
Registrar URL: http://www.namecheap.com
Updated Date: 2022-01-16T19:32:40Z
Creation Date: 2020-04-06T22:15:47Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2027-04-06T22:15:47Z
Registrar: NameCheap, Inc.
Registrar IANA ID: 1068
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Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.6613102107
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
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DNSSEC: unsigned
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