Slightly Askew Advice for Protecting Your PC and What's On It
Michael Alexander
ISBN 0-201-48918-X, paperback, 256 pages
WARNING! Before you find out the hard way how much the information on your computer is worth, learn now how to protect your PC or Mac from security mishaps and disasters!
How much backup is enough? If your computer is on a network, who can read your files? How long would it take to get your computer up and running again after a
flood or a lightning strike? Security expert Michael Alexander (who has himself
lost enough data to fill a small black hole) takes you step by step through the
basics of practical computer security for everyone, whether you're on a LAN in
an office, dialing up from your portable, or running your own small business on
one machine. In The Underground Guide to Computer Security
you'll learn how to:
 Evaluate the many hardware and software options available to protect your
computer and your data. You'll get expert advice on how to choose the best
antivirus software, backup system, power protection gear, diagnostic utilities,
and encryption programs for you.
Create hacker-proof passwords.
Keep your information safe--and private!--in a networked world. Get practical
strategies to protect yourself from co-workers using the company LAN to snoop
though your files or from professional information thieves on dial-up services
and the Internet.
Develop simple back-up and disaster recovery plans that offer the right
amount of information security for your needs.
And much more!
Every page has something you can use immediately. This book is packed wall to
wall with hands-on advice, warnings, tips, virus alerts, workarounds, and the
kind of nitty-gritty explanations that could only come from someone who eats,
sleeps, and breathes computer security.
Michael Alexander is currently Managing Editor at Datamation and
writes and publishes the SmartSecurity electronic newsletter. He is also
The Boston Globe's "Home Tech" columnist and was formerly the
Editor-in-Chief of InfoSecurity News and Senior Editor for Advanced
Technology at Computerworld.
Series Editor Woody Leonhard and Addison-Wesley are proud to bring you the Underground Guides--fun books for serious computer users.
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