Cookie policy
How CyberThreats.au uses cookies and similar technologies for analytics, advertising such as Google AdSense and affiliate links, and how to change your choice.
This page explains how CyberThreats.au uses cookies and similar technologies, such as browser storage. Read it with our privacy policy.
Summary
- Our own site statistics don’t use cookies.
- With your consent, we use cookies from third parties: Google Analytics to understand how the site is used, and advertising and affiliate partners, such as Google AdSense and Amazon Associates, that help fund the site.
- You can change your choice at any time with Cookie settings at the bottom of every page, and through your browser settings.
Types of cookies we use
| Type | What it’s for | Who sets it | Your choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | Remembering your cookie choice | CyberThreats.au (browser storage) | Needed for the banner to work |
| Analytics | Understanding which pages are read and how people find the site | Google Analytics | Only if you accept |
| Advertising | Showing ads, limiting how often you see the same ad, measuring ads and, where you’ve agreed, showing ads based on your interests | Google AdSense and its partners, and any other ad networks named below | Only with your consent where the law requires it |
| Affiliate | Telling a seller that you came from our site, so we can be paid a commission if you buy | The seller, such as Amazon, on its own website after you click | Controlled by the seller’s site and your browser settings |
Analytics cookies (Google Analytics)
| Name | Set by | Purpose (as described by Google) | Default expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Google Analytics, on our domain | Used to distinguish users | Two years |
_ga_<ID> |
Google Analytics, on our domain | Used to keep session state | Two years |
Source: Google’s Google Analytics cookie usage on websites, checked October 2026. If you decline after accepting, the site removes these cookies from our domain.
Advertising cookies (Google AdSense and other ad networks)
Where the site shows ads, Google and other third-party vendors may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites. The cookie names and how long they last are set by the ad network and change over time; Google lists them in How Google uses cookies.
To opt out of personalised advertising from Google, visit Google’s Ads Settings. To opt out of some other vendors’ cookies for personalised advertising, visit aboutads.info/choices. If you opt out, you may still see ads, but they won’t be based on your interests.
Ad networks that serve, or may serve, ads on this site: Google AdSense. Others will be listed here.
Affiliate cookies
When you click an affiliate link, such as a link to Amazon, you leave our site. The seller’s website may then set its own cookies to record that you came from CyberThreats.au. Those cookies are covered by the seller’s own cookie and privacy policies. See our advertising and affiliate disclosure.
Browser storage we use
| Name | Type | Purpose | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
ct-consent |
Local storage in your browser | Remembers your cookie choice, so the banner doesn’t appear on every page | 12 months, then we ask again |
Our checklists and quizzes run in your browser and don’t store your answers. PDFs you download are created on your own device.
Your choices
- Change your choice: use Cookie settings at the bottom of any page.
- Global Privacy Control: if your browser sends this signal, we treat it as declining optional cookies.
- Browser settings: you can block or delete cookies in your browser. Our guides and checklists work without them.
- Google’s opt-outs: Ads Settings for personalised ads, and the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
Changes
We may update this page when we add or change partners. The date at the top shows when it was last updated. Questions? See our contact page.