TechTV's Security Alert

Stories of Real People Protecting Themselves from Identity Theft, Viruses, and Scams

Becky Worley

266 pages, parution le 04/09/2003

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Résumé

Are hackers lurking in cyberspace waiting to attack you? Is a virus erasing every file on your hard drive? Is your identity being used in a million-dollar cellphone scam in the Czech Republic? Probably not, but that doesn't mean there aren't real dangers in the digital world.

Author Becky Worley is an expert on those dangers. In her five years of television technology reporting for TechTV's "Tech Live," she's interviewed hundreds of people on the subject of computer security and knows that the interesting parts of computer security are the stories behind the crimes. With "Security Alert," Becky takes a people-centric approach to cybercrime. She grabs you with the stories of real victims and then shows you how to avoid these dangers.

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How identity theives can steal your information and how you can stop them.
Why hackers probably won't target you buy how they might use you anyway.
What viruses are capable of and the most important steps for protecting your computer and your data.
How you can spot an online scam and where to report it.
Why you should worry about what your children are doing online and how you can monitor their activities.
How you can safely enjoy all the wonderful opportunities the Internet offers.

Hacking 101
Identity Theft: Who Owns Me Now?
Buying Online: What's Safe, What's Not?
The Virus Threat
Hoaxes, Virus Myths, and Scams
Safe and Sane Online Interactions
Protecting the Family
Privacy
Protected Not Paranoid
Homework

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Tech TV
Auteur(s)	Becky Worley
Parution	04/09/2003
Nb. de pages	266
Format	15 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	400g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780735713529
ISBN13	978-0-7357-1352-9