October is a month often associated with the spookiness of Halloween, but for the tech-savvy, it also marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Founded in 2004 by the National Cyber Security Alliance, this month is designated to shed light on the growing importance of cybersecurity. In our increasingly interconnected world, the threat of cyberattacks looms larger than ever, impacting not just corporations and governments but also the everyday lives of individuals.

A vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228, also known as Log4Shell or LogJam) in the Java-based logging utility Log4j has caused widespread panic on the internet as security experts rushed to patch the flaw.