Safe & Secure : Secure Your Home Network, & Protect Your Privacy Online (Paperback)

Safe & Secure: Secure Your Home Network, and Protect Your Privacy Online gives you a solid understanding of what is necessary to secure your networked machine. Written in layman's terms, this book describes personal Internet security, with careful consideration given to the reality of the SOHO environment. It covers basic topics such as TCP/IP, cookies, firewalls, virus protection, reviews of current home security software, information regarding public key encryption, and a special section on getting and using Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) personal security software. Information on maintaining individual privacy, managing security audits, and backup and recovery empowers you, and helps protect you from intrusion or other Internet attacks.