Overview

Everything readers need to know--and do--to guarantee online security for themselves, their employees, and their customers.

"Gone are the days when computer security was just a big-company problem. Ensuring safe and secure communications, transactions, and data transfer is now an issue for everyone doing business online. This versatile book is a step-by-step guide to solving both the common and the more complex security issues (and protecting your precious information).

Thorough, yet practical and plain-spoken, the book is accessible to both novices and computer professionals, and covers every base, including:

Analyzing and eliminating vulnerabilities and risks * file-sharing issues * virus threats * SPAM * e-mail security * Public Key Infrastructure * digital signatures * ""Pretty Good Privacy"" * hardware and software firewalls

Other key issues include the security risks of different Internet connections, particularly the vulnerability of the new ""always-on"" broadband technology. Readers also get information on safe Web browsing and ""cookie"" technology, remote connectivity and wireless Web technology--plus the future of the Internet and online security."

About the Author

Douglas Schweitzer (Nesconset, NY) is a Cisco Certified Network Associate with multiple certifications from the Computing Technology Industry Association and from Brainbench, an online certification authority. He is a vice president at an actuarial consulting firm, where he is responsible for corporate network design and security.