Title Protect yourself online / Matthew Danda

Published Redmond, Wash. : Microsoft Press, [2001] ©2001

Table of Contents
	Foreword					XVII
	Acknowledgments					XXI
	Introduction					XXIII
Part 1	Privacy and Security Basics
	Chapter 1	Beginning Your Online Journey				3
			Overcoming the Fear			3
			What Am I Protecting Myself From?			4
			Privacy and Security: The Big Picture			6
			Privacy and Security Today			8
			Learning to Protect Yourself Online			9
			Summary			10
	Chapter 2	Internet Fundamentals				11
			What Is the Internet?			11
			The World Wide Web			15
			How E-Mail Works			16
			TCP/IP Primer			18
			Summary			23
	Chapter 3	A New Breed of Threats				25
			General Loss of Privacy			25
			New Medium for Old Problems			29
			New Ways to Eavesdrop			32
			Denial-of-Service Attacks			37
			More Efficient Viruses			39
			Summary			40
	Chapter 4	Cryptography and Encryption				41
			Cryptography on the Internet			41
			Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)			52
			Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)			54
			Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)			55
			Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME)			58
			Summary			58
	Chapter 5	Computer Viruses				61
			The Evolving Virus			72
			Protecting Yourself from Viruses			75
			Summary			80
Part 2	Web Privacy and Security
	Chapter 6	Downloading Stuff from the Web				85
			What Are the Dangers?			86
			Changing Security Settings in Internet Explorer			87
			What Kinds of Files and Programs Is My Browser Downloading?			90
			Cookies			91
			ActiveX Controls and Java Applets			101
			Scripts			107
			Plug-ins			108
			Tips for Downloading Files Safely			109
			Summary			110
	Chapter 7	Shopping and Trading on the Web				111
			E-Commerce and the Web			111
			Protecting Your Transactions			113
			Spotting Fraud			117
			Protecting Your Privacy			120
			Tips for Using E-Commerce Safely			125
			Summary			127
	Chapter 8	Mailing Lists, Newsgroups, and Chat Rooms				129
			Mailing Lists and Newsgroups			129
			Chat Rooms			133
			Tips for Using Mailing Lists, Newsgroups, and Chat Rooms Safely			134
			Summary			138
	Chapter 9	Filtering Out Offensive Content				139
			Filtering Content in Internet Explorer			139
			Other Content Filters			145
			Tips for Protecting Children on the Web			147
			Summary			148
	Chapter 10	Web Privacy for the Paranoid				149
			Who Is Following You?			149
			How Do They Know Where You've Been?			152
			Covering Your Tracks			154
			Tips for Protecting Your Privacy			163
			Summary			164
Part 3	E-Mail Privacy and Security
	Chapter 11	Encrypting and Signing E-Mail Messages				167
			E-Mail Privacy			167
			E-Mail Encryption Revisited			171
			Getting a Digital ID			173
			Protecting Your Digital ID			177
			Digitally Signing E-Mail Messages			182
			Encrypting E-Mail Messages			187
			Trusting Digital IDs			190
			Summary			193
	Chapter 12	Spam				195
			What Is Spam?			195
			Dealing with Spam			201
			Tips for Avoiding Spam			210
			Summary			211
	Chapter 13	E-Mail Privacy for the Paranoid				213
			E-Mail Privacy Revisited			213
			Cleaning Up Messages on Your Computer			215
			Changing Security Zones			225
			Impersonation and Anonymity			228
			Tips for E-Mail Privacy and Security			235
			Summary			236
Part 4	Desktop Security
	Chapter 14	Understanding Your Computer's Vulnerabilities				239
			What Should I Be Worried About?			239
			Perimeters of Vulnerability			242
			Vulnerability of Your Workplace Computer			251
			Summary			252
	Chapter 15	Using Strong Passwords				255
			Creating Passwords			255
			Using Passwords Safely			259
			Finding Lost Passwords			262
			Passwords and Smart Cards			266
			Tips for Using Passwords			268
			Summary			268
	Chapter 16	Securing Your Laptop Computer				271
			Laptop Theft			271
			Securing a Laptop Computer			273
			Recovering a Stolen Laptop			275
			Tips for Laptop Security			277
			Summary			277
	Chapter 17	Securing Your Connections				279
			Security Risks of Connecting to the Internet			279
			Scanning for Weaknesses			282
			Protecting Your Computer with a Firewall			283
			Virtual Private Networks			288
			Checklist for Securing Your Internet Connection			289
			Summary			290
	Chapter 18	Securing Your Computer at Work				291
			Keeping People Out of Your Computer			291
			Using a Password-Protected Screen Saver			292
			Encrypting Files on Your Hard Drive			294
			Remote Access Software			299
			Deleting Files Permanently			301
			Tips for Keeping People Out of Your Computer			303
			Summary			304
	Chapter 19	Backing Up Your Files				305
			Why Backups Are So Important			305
			Making Backups			306
			Using Microsoft Backup			308
			Tips for Backing Up Your Files			314
			Summary			315
	Index					317

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Description xxvi, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Notes Includes index Subject Computer networks -- Security measures. Computer security. Author Danda, James. LC no. 00068098 ISBN 0735611882 paperback

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