France’s data protection watchdog fined Google nearly $170 million and Facebook $68 million last week for making it harder for users to refuse cookies — which store user information — than to accept them.

Considering how much time we spend on the internet a day, both at work and at home, knowing how to safely browse the Internet is a key part of being cyber secure. Visiting the wrong website can result in phishing, viruses, malware, or identity theft. This blog will cover all the ways that you can ensure that a website is safe and point out the warning signs that a website is unsafe.

If there ever was a perfect storm for cyber disasters, 2021 comes pretty close. 2021 saw record-breaking numbers in attacks and ransom payments, yet the year had silver linings with increased cybersecurity exposure, investment and spending.

A bug in a widespread enterprise software called Log4j was discovered on December 9th and since then the cybersecurity world has kicked into overdrive. Companies are scrambling to identify vulnerable applications, detect potential attacks, and mitigate against exploits however possible. Nonetheless, serious hacks making use of the exploit are all but certain.