Is it still safe to use the internet in 2020? by Florian Pauly

When the World Wide Web became available for public use Tim Berners-Lee had no idea of the impact it would have on the world. Today, more than 4.39 billion people use the internet and that number rises every day. While the internet brought a lot of good, some people have exploited it. We are talking about hackers and cyber-criminals. This brings about the question: is it still safe to use the internet going into 2020? What you have to worry about The first-ever computer worm to gain mass media attention arrived during 1988 and worms continually evolve. Today, viruses and malware have become a pandemic for which there seems to be no permanent cure. Cyber-attacks are evolving constantly and happen on an almost daily basis. Today, attacks occur in all sizes and shapes involving individuals to large companies, worldwide. From individuals having their identity and lives stolen to customer accounts being....