Protect yourself online
By: Matthew Danda
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Redmond, Wash
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9780735611887
Subjects: Computer networks; Security measures; Computer security
Description: Details essential security and privacy issues for the nontechnical user, covering advances in Internet security, related legislation, and taking an active role in protecting hardware, software, and personal information.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Privacy and security basics; title: Beginning your online journey; title: Internet fundamentals; title: A new breed of threats; title: Cryptography and encryption; title: Computer viruses; title: Web privacy and security; title: Downloading stuff from the Web; title: Shopping and trading on the Web; title: Mailing lists, newsgroups, and chat rooms; title: Filtering out offensive content; title: Web privacy for the paranoid; title: E-mail privacy and security; title: Encrypting and signing e-mail messages; title: Spam; title: E-mail privacy for the paranoid; title: Desktop security; title: Understanding your computer's vulnerabilities; title: Using strong passwords; title: Securing your laptop computer; title: Securing your connections; title: Securing your computer at work; title: Backing up your files.