Should cookies be accepted?

🍪🔒 Cookies on the Internet: Should You Accept or Reject Them? Now an integral part of our online browsing experience, cookies are small computer files with surprising capabilities! Although they aren’t dangerous in and of themselves, it’s important to understand how cookies work and how they can affect our…

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Log4shell security vulnerability

The facts: Following the Microsoft vulnerability in early December, the Log4Shell security flaw is now making headlines. The Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) (Germany’s equivalent of ANSSI) disclosed its existence on December 10, 2021. It affects the Log4j logging library developed by the Apache Foundation. A library,…

Cyberattacks on local authorities and urban areas

In 2021, how can we protect our communities from cyberattacks?

2020: A Year of Cyberattacks Against Local Governments Local Governments & Cyberattacks: A Sad and Sobering Reality in 2020! In France, (far) too many local governments have fallen victim to cyberattacks, particularly ransomware attacks. In recent months, we have seen a clear increase in the number of cyberattacks targeting local governments, sometimes bringing their services to a standstill…

Organizations are reportedly buying Bitcoins in anticipation of a possible cyberattack.

Organizations are reportedly buying Bitcoins in anticipation of a possible cyberattack.

According to a report by the highly reputable *The Telegraph* in an article dated December 16, 2017, Paul Taylor, former head of cyber defense at the Ministry of Defense, stated that some companies are reportedly quietly buying Bitcoin. Their goal: to have the funds on hand to immediately pay any ransom demanded following a ransomware attack.…