Windows Internet Security: Protecting Your Critical Data - Softcover

Fogie, Seth; Peikari, Cyrus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130428310 ISBN 13: 9780130428318

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

Whether you're running Windows XP, 2000, Me, 98, or 95, if you're connected to the Internet, you're at grave risk from hackers -- especially if you're using an "always-on" broadband connection. With this practical guide, you'll learn exactly what to do about it -- even if you have little or no knowledge about computers or Internet security. The authors start by reviewing the threats to a Windows computer connected to the Internet, simply explaining what hackers know about your computer and the Internet -- and how they use that knowledge to attack systems like yours. You'll plan your defensive strategy, learning how to stop sharing resources you don't want to expose to the world, and choosing among today's leading "personal firewalls." You'll learn how to protect your e-commerce transactions; avoid viruses, worms, Trojans, and hostile Web pages; protect your privacy and anonymity on the Web; even cope with today's new wireless hacking attacks. The book includes a detailed chapter on Windows XP's brand-new computer security features. Finally, if you've already been hacked, the book offers systematic techniques for recovering.

About this title

About the Author

SETH FOGIE is currently Senior Security Consultant at VirusMD Corporation, where he moderates the firm's Internet Security Help forum. He served six years as a U.S. Navy Nuclear Engineer and earned his MCSE before becoming the Network Administrator for a large retail company.

DR. CYRUS PEIKARI has served as Chief Technical Officer for VirusMD Corporation since 1998. Dr. Peikari is a physician in Dallas, TX who personally has several patents pending in the computer virus field. He has also spoken at Defcon, the annual hacker security conference in Las Vegas, NV.

From the Back Cover

Protect your Windows system against Internet hackers―right now!

• Protect your Windows computer―NOW!
• Covers Windows 2000, Me, 98, 95, and Windows XP
• Stop sharing your files with the world
• Install your own personal firewall―step by step
• Block your employer from reading your private email
• Avoid worms, Trojans, viruses, and hostile Web pages

Whether you're running Windows XP, 2000, Me, 98, or 95, if you're connected to the Internet, you're at risk―especially if you're using an "always-on" cable modem or DSL connection. Now, learn exactly how to defend yourself―even if you know nothing about Internet security!

Windows Internet Security starts by reviewing the threats to your Windows PC: what hackers know about your computer and the Internet, and how they can use that knowledge to attack you. Then, step by step, you'll plan and implement today's most powerful defenses. Discover how to:

• Stop sharing resources you don't want to expose to the world
• Choose and implement the right "personal firewall"
• Protect your e-commerce transactions
• Avoid viruses, worms, Trojans, and hostile Web pages
• Protect your privacy and anonymity on the Web
• Cope with today's new wireless hacking attacks
• Respond and recover if you've already been hacked
• Make the most of Windows XP's new computer security features

Windows Internet Security makes security comprehensible, practical-even easy! At home or at work, it's the one indispensable security book for every Windows user and administrator.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0130428310
• ISBN 13: 9780130428318
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400