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 | Techtv's Security Alert Real Poeple Protecting Themselves from Identity Theft, Viruses, and Scams - By Becky Worley
- Intended for beginners, this book will help anyone who owns or uses a computer to use
it more safely. If you are new to computing or never considered before the necessity to
learn a little more about it, then this easy to read book may help you improve your
awareness. It offers practical advice on how to protect his computer and his data.
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- Language : English
- Amazon price EUR 21,49 (15% discount)
- Publisher: Tech TV
- 1st edition (August 2003)
- Soft Cover - 288 pages - ISBN : 0735713529
- Size (in cm) : 2 x 15 x 23
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| Table of contents: - 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
Publisher's presentation 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. - 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.
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