Security News > 2021 > February > Safer Internet Day – Why not up your game?

Usually, when Safer Internet Day comes around, the cybersecurity situation hasn't changed much from the year before, so it doesn't feel like much of a reason to do anything special.

With all this in mind, why not take advantage of SAFER INTERNET DAY 2021 to check your online security practices and make sure you, your family and your friends are as safe as possible?

As a result, many small businesses have enabled online purchasing for the first time over the last year, with web developers reporting a rush to implement online payment mechanisms in the first months of the pandemic.

IF YOU SHOP ONLINE, TAKE CARE BEFORE YOU SHARE. Read our 6 tips for online safety that we published over Thanksgiving weekend 2020 for the peak of the 2020 retail season known as Black Friday.

Many people who previously just used the internet to read the news or check emails are now using it in multiple ways every day, including for meeting up for chats with groups of people they don't know well, if at all.

Talk with your friends and family about good online security practices.

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