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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a great time to ask yourself if you are doing what you can to keep you and your family safe and secure online. Practicing cybersecurity tactics and understanding what to look out for go hand and hand! Don’t stress though, we’ve broken down the three most common cybersecurity terms for you. 

While many people assume that cyber criminals focus on hacking into big companies, the truth is that everyone is vulnerable. In fact, 47% of American adults have had their personal information exposed by cyber criminals. That’s why, in the spirit of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re sharing four cybersecurity tips to keep you protected.

Spring break is here – and that may mean more screen time for kids. Whether they are curled up on the sofa for a family movie night or watching on a tablet during a trip to the beach, make sure you know how to set up parental controls to keep your kids safe.

Congress has yet to pass a single, comprehensive federal online privacy law. Such a law would establish how personal data should be collected, stored and protected online. As a result, individual states have taken matters into their own hands and have passed their own – creating havoc for any entity with an online presence.

For many young adults, going to college is an exciting time of “firsts”: the first time living away from home, the first-time managing expenses and balancing a checkbook, the first time owning a credit card, and more. But in a time when many of these milestones have gone digital, a student’s online privacy is now at risk of hacking and intrusion. Fortunately, there are some simple steps one can take to stay safe. Let’s take a look at the six best practices for protecting online privacy.

October is cybersecurity month, an annual collaboration between government and industry to ensure that Americans have the resources they need to stay safe and secure online. This is particularly important during a pandemic when our already tech-driven lives have become even more so, with virtually every aspect of our daily schedules mediated through devices.

Streaming video has been the savior of the pandemic. When we stream a program, we usually take for granted that it is safe and private. And most of the time, it is. But unlicensed services and pirated content can put us at risk in a number of different ways – often, without our even noticing it.

On Safer Internet Day, people all over the planet promote the safe and positive use of digital technology. For Beyond, that means calling on Congress to enact a national law that protects online privacy for all Americans.