Practical Insecurity: The Layman's Guide to Digital Security and Digital Self-defense

ISBN-13: 9788770229890 / Angielski

Lyndon Marshall

Opis

This book provides practical advice on what you can do to more effectively secure yourself, your devices, and your privacy.

Spis treści

1. The Security Landscape 2. Your Mind, the Best Security Instrument 3. Essential Security Tools 4. The Risks of File Sharing 5. Working to Maximize Your Privacy 6. Training: Your Best Protection 7. Email—The Ongoing Flaw in Our Armor 8. Social Media and Social Reputation 9. Wifi, Home Networks, Home Security, and the Internet of Things 10. The Cloud 11. Acquiring Software 12. Fun with Protocols 13. The Future

O autorze

Lyndon Marshall has worked in a wide variety of technical areas. He has been a software engineer, a systems analyst, a project manager, a network administrator, a network engineer, a market research analyst, and a professor of Computer Science. For many years, he taught Computer Science at the University of Providence where he taught subjects such as computer programming, systems analysis, database systems, computer architecture and organization, and computer security. His courses in Computer Security included Principles of Computer Security, Computer Forensics, and Penetration Testing. Currently, he is teaching programming, database systems, and neural networks as part of the Applied Mathematics program at the University of Providence.