Computer Security for the Home and Small Office
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.16 (522 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590593162 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 406 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Highly recommended for novices Mr. Greene examines multiple areas regarding computer security covering subject areas such as hackers, viruses and worms, adware/spyware, data traces (such as file slack space and data traces), internet privacy, internet anonymity, wireless security and many others. A nice thing about this book is the range of topics covered which allows beginner or novice users to expose themselves to a number of concepts that are completely unfamilliar. The author takes the reader step-by-step through important tasks such as disabling services that put your computer at risk o. R. Lodato said Densely-packed with good information. Computer Security for the Home and Small Office by Thomas C. Greene is a densely-packed book, full of very good information. Mr. Greene has compiled a detailed list of potential threats complete with solutions. He covers everything from external attacks by hackers, to the possibility of someone taking your hard-drive and mining valuable information from it.Computer Security starts by discussing firewalls. It gives a very clear explanation of how they work, so you know what they are and are not capable of. It continues by explaining the basics of "Hackproofing".. Dr Anton Chuvakin said Awesome security treatise for layman!. I have to admit that when I just started reading the book, I only hoped to find the entertaining read, written by a cool and famous technology journalist. However, it looks like I was up for a pleasant surprise and the book was way better than that, event delivering some new material on security. It is important to note that the book is not targeted for security experts in its coverage of material, but presents a clearly written and entertaining "story" of computer security. It covers threats and vulnerabilities, social and technical issues, various platforms (
* Does not assume prior knowledge, yet goes beyond introductory level * Patient, step-by-step instruction with a minimum of jargon * Recognizes the increasing use of home systems and public systems by corporate users (telecommuters).
Tom covers cybercrime, computer and network security, and Washington politics and legislation related to information technology. . Greene is associate editor of The Register, the leading independent IT news daily, where he has been a senior editor and columnist for 5 years. Thomas C
From the reviews: "Thomas Greene provides the home and SOHO user, and the work-at-home corporate user, a thorough, realistic assessment of the security and privacy risks they face, to instruct them in making their machines and networks unattractive targets for attack and to limit the damage an intrusion or other security snafu can cause. 48, 2004). It is a general security and privacy handbook primarily for Window users, but accommodates Linux users with occasional boxed tips and sidebars." (it-expert, Issue no