Complete Guide To E-Security: Using The Internet And E-Mail Without Losing Your Privacy [Paperback]

Michael Chesbro (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2000

Want to take advantage of the latest technology without being taken advantage of? In this eye-opening guide, Michael Chesbro (Privacy for Sale) shows how the average American's personal and business e-mail can be read in more than a dozen places between the time it's sent and the time it's received, how marketers and other snoops can find out which Web sites you visit (not to mention such private information as your IP address, e-mail address, geological location, and the type of computer you're using), and how the government is working toward limiting your right to use encryption. Chesbro then tells you everything you need to know about safely and anonymously surfing the Internet, setting up encrypted e-mail easily, creating an uncrackable password, understanding unbreakable encryption programs such as PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), sending e-mail through remailer services to disguise the source and securely deleting or hiding files on your home computer to safeguard your private records from seizure.

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About the Author

Michael Chesbro is a senior counterintelligence agent with the U.S. Department of Defense. He holds degrees in security management, paralegal studies, and jurisprudence, and is a graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. He is professionally certified as a protection officer and as a security supervisor by the International Foundation for Protection Officers. He is a board-certified forensic examiner and a fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners, as well as a diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Examiners and the American Board of Law Enforcement Experts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press (November 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581601050
• ISBN-13: 978-1581601053
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,594,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read: How to secure your e-mail from prying eyes, December 26, 2000

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This review is from: Complete Guide To E-Security: Using The Internet And E-Mail Without Losing Your Privacy (Paperback)

Mr. Chesbro discusses in detail and offers many practical solutions to internet and e-mail security. I found his book informative on exactly how e-mail messages are sent. More importantly his book has enabled me to send e-mail and surf the web by secure means without the worry of being intercepted by prying eyes. A must read for anybody who sends e-mail over the internet or desires greater internet security.

His explanation on how e-mail is sent and how to implement privacy safeguards are clear, relevant and to the point. Not included is a lot of unnecessary technical detail. He details practical methods on how a citizen or even a corporation can set up private and secure e-mail using free/public internet e-mail security programs. I especially liked his tips on anonymous web-browsing and e-mail remailers.

E-mail security is briefly touched on in the author's book "Privacy for Sale". In "The Complete Guide to E-security", Mr. Chesbro goes into much more detail on e-security when surfing the web, sending e-mail, e-communications planning, and laws pertaining to electronic communications.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Covers all aspects of using the Internet and email, April 7, 2001

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This review is from: Complete Guide To E-Security: Using The Internet And E-Mail Without Losing Your Privacy (Paperback)

Michael Chesbro's The Complete Guide To E-Security covers all aspects of using the Internet and email while protecting personal privacy. Chesbro reveals how anyone's email can be accessed and read a dozen times between the time it is sent and when it is received, that through such techniques as cookies and bugs, the unscrupulous can track which websites you visit, your IP address, email address, geographic location, even the type of computer you use. Chesbro then goes on to explain everything needed to insure both safety and anonymity while surfing the Internet, how to set up encrypted email, crate uncrackable passwords, "off the shelf" unbreakable encryption programs, and sending email through remailer services to disguise the source. The Complete Guide To E-Security is essential reading for anyone seeking to protect and ensure his or her privacy on the web or in electronic communications.