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

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I personally did not gain much from the book. The book covers a lot of topics but lack focus. It may be helpful to expose the audience to the wide coverage of the infosec industry. For the beginners, there are a lot of good "sub-headings". More than half the book basically consists of sub-headings and definitions. What is anti-virus software ? What is anti-spy software ? What is email fraud ? Noting that one couldn't find just Googling them. I am puzzled by some of the suggestions:

"Fingerprint identification on notebook... is biometric security... better than password to control access..." - sounds impressive, just tell The MythBusters guys.

On employee access control, the author has the following TIP,

"Remember to change access cards and codes on a regular basis, and to have all ex-employees surrender their cards when they leave the company. In fact, changing cards and codes when any authorized employee leaves may be a good idea."

Changing card and code whenever someone leaves, how practical is that ? BTW, access code is almost always link to the individual card.... soooo why do you need to change everyone's code ?

There are some useful lists in the book, such as the anonymizer and remailer. You can easily Google them, but it's still nice to have it in one place.

Best book ever, recommended for anyone who wants to learn more about how to protect yourself on the computer and other threat