Privacy, security, and cyberspace
By: Robert Plotkin
Series: Computers, internet, and society
Publisher: Facts On File
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780816077564
Subjects: Computer viruses; Computer security; Juvenile literature; Spyware (Computer software); Social engineering
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Your right to privacy; title: Computer viruses : invisible threats to privacy; title: Spyware : software snooping on your private data; title: Phishing and social engineering : confidence games go online; title: Your personal information online: everyone is a public figure now; title: Identity theft : protecting oneself against imposters; title: Keeping your data secure : the best offense is a good defense; title: Databases, privacy, and security : monitoring the "online you".