The Symantec Guide to Home Internet Security

Weafer, Vincent, Conry-Murray, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0321356411 / ISBN 13: 9780321356413

Published by Pearson Education, Limited, 2005

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Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Symantec Guide to Home Internet Security
• Publisher: Pearson Education, Limited
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321356411
• ISBN 13: 9780321356413
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.761 pounds

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Synopsis

A comprehensive and accessible guide to computer security addresses a wide range of security issues pertinent to home users, discussing such potential problem areas as hacking, identity theft, online purchasing, virus attacks, and e-mail and Internet scams, as well as how to take the proper precautions to keep data private and secure, avoid spyware and viruses, identify reputable e-commerce sites, and protect children from harm. Original. (Beginner)

About the Author

Andrew Conry-Murray is the technology editor at IT Architect, an award-winning publication for information technology professionals. He has been writing about computer and network security since 2000.

Vincent Weafer has an extensive range of experience, gained from more than 20 years in the information technology industry, ranging from software development, systems engineering, to security research positions. For the past eight years, he has been the operational leader of the Symantec Global Security Response team, where his mission is to advance the research into new computer security threats and provide security content solutions such as anti-virus, antispam, intrusion and vulnerability response, real-time alerting, content solutions, research, and analysis.

Weafer has also been one of Symantec’s main spokespeople on Internet security threats and trends, with national and international press and broadcast media, appearing on CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, and BBC, among many others. In addition, he has presented at many international conferences on security threats and trends, presenting papers and contributing to technical panels run by the European Institute for Computer AntiVirus Research (EICAR), Virus Bulletin, Association of AntiVirus Asia Researchers (AVAR), and Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AUSCERT), among many others.

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