Protect Your Personal Information - Softcover

Hasan, Anzar; Mirza, Abbas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1490775250 ISBN 13: 9781490775258

Publisher: Trafford, 2016

Synopsis

This is a book that is going to provide you detailed information about the threats that you and your computer have when you enter the world of internet. It will discuss different ways through which you could protect yourself from intruders. This book covers all the major kinds of threats that you face when you go online. The book will even discuss the threats that your kids face when they go online. Since kids are not experienced and they are unaware of the consequences of the step they are going to take thus it is important for the parents to know the dangers their kids face on the world of internet. It is a kind of book that you should be bound to read once you get in an age where you start using computer and the internet. 
The book doesn’t only highlights the issues that one faces when they go online but it also provides the solution to the problems. Not only this but after reading the book you will be able to get to know about different technical terms, the reason they present a threat to your computer and the signals that you need to look for if you doubt you have become a victim. The book begins with the introduction to computer security and provides the reader with an overview of the issues and the threats that your computer could face if you do not care about it. The readers will be amazed to find the section on social media threats. Most of the people are not actually aware of the threats that they face when they sign up on a social media website. Thus the book is going to talk about the ways to protect your identity even if you have signed up for a social media website. 
Anzar Hassan and Abbas Mirza are the writers of this book. They intend to take ahead the initiative of cyber security. They both developed G7 Security in the year 2010 while working under Arshnet Technologies. This app could currently be found on app store. It was one of the most operative step that was taken in order to educate people about cyber security. It was extremely important to launch it because people were not able to find a viable solution to the problem of cyber-attacks. G7Security is Cyber Security Research and Global Information Security Services entity. This entity offers research and development, information sharing and collaboration. In addition to this it is offers various services for the Information and Cyber Security community. The efforts made to develop G7 Security app were recognized in Computer World’s Mobile Access awards category for the innovative application of IT. The major aim of this app was to extend the distribution of digital information, programs and services through mobile devices. This was the reason due to which it was able to reach to the areas where use of mobile devices is quite common. Computerworld Honors Program honors those who try to develop visionary applications of information technology through which they try promote positive social, economic and educational change.
Their basic aim behind this book was to ensure that a non-technical person gets to know about the threats and dangers that he and his devices faces once he connects himself to the internet. This book plays an important role in fulfilling the basic aim of the authors. After reading this book you will be able to realize the fact that you were living life in danger by connecting your computer to the internet. But by following the right steps you will be able to secure your device and your identity from being misused.

About this edition

• Publisher: Trafford
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1490775250
• ISBN 13: 9781490775258
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160