Is It Safe? Protecting Your Computer, Your Business, and Yourself Online

by Michael Miller

This work addresses the new generation of security threats. It presents information about each type of threat, then discusses ways to minimize and recover from those threats. It's both a general overview to 21st-century online security issues and a practical guide for dealing with those issues.

386 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 3, 2008

Reviews

[Tami · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spam. Phishing. Identity theft. Sometimes it seems like wherever we turn someone is out to get our personal information for malicious purposes.

How real are the risks? Is it all media hype meant to make us all fearful? Are we unknowingly putting ourselves at risk? What do we need to do to protect ourselves?

Is It Safe? looks at the real risks when we go online. The book puts away a lot of myths about the dangers of the information age while explaining exactly what spyware, viruses, spam, phishing scams actually work. The author also looks at the most common ways that credit card fraud and identity theft are conducted.

I have to admit, I thought I was pretty computer savy but much of the information in this book surprised me. There’s so much more to computer security than doing a virus or spyware scan every now and then.

[Loren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good & insightful book that offers quality tips on how to improve your daily computer security.