Windows Internet Security: Protecting Your Critical Data [Paperback]

Seth Fogie (Author), Cyrus Peikari (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0130428310 | ISBN-13: 978-0130428318 | Publication Date: October 7, 2001 | Edition: 1

Windows Internet Security will help you protect any Windows system against hackers - even if you know nothing about Internet security! Stop exposing your private files; install a personal firewall; protect your e-commerce transactions; avoid worms, Trojans, and hostile Web pages; protect your privacy; and more. Whether you're running XP, 2000, Me, 98, or 95, this book makes Windows security practical and easy!

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From the Back Cover

Protect your Windows system against Internet hackers—right now!

• Protect your Windows computer—NOW!
• Covers Windows 2000, Me, 98, 95, and Windows XP
• Stop sharing your files with the world
• Install your own personal firewall—step by step
• Block your employer from reading your private email
• Avoid worms, Trojans, viruses, and hostile Web pages

Whether you're running Windows XP, 2000, Me, 98, or 95, if you're connected to the Internet, you're at risk—especially if you're using an "always-on" cable modem or DSL connection. Now, learn exactly how to defend yourself—even if you know nothing about Internet security!

Windows Internet Security starts by reviewing the threats to your Windows PC: what hackers know about your computer and the Internet, and how they can use that knowledge to attack you. Then, step by step, you'll plan and implement today's most powerful defenses. Discover how to:

• Stop sharing resources you don't want to expose to the world
• Choose and implement the right "personal firewall"
• Protect your e-commerce transactions
• Avoid viruses, worms, Trojans, and hostile Web pages
• Protect your privacy and anonymity on the Web
• Cope with today's new wireless hacking attacks
• Respond and recover if you've already been hacked
• Make the most of Windows XP's new computer security features

Windows Internet Security makes security comprehensible, practical-even easy! At home or at work, it's the one indispensable security book for every Windows user and administrator.

About the Author

SETH FOGIE is currently Senior Security Consultant at VirusMD Corporation, where he moderates the firm's Internet Security Help forum. He served six years as a U.S. Navy Nuclear Engineer and earned his MCSE before becoming the Network Administrator for a large retail company.

DR. CYRUS PEIKARI has served as Chief Technical Officer for VirusMD Corporation since 1998. Dr. Peikari is a physician in Dallas, TX who personally has several patents pending in the computer virus field. He has also spoken at Defcon, the annual hacker security conference in Las Vegas, NV.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (October 7, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130428310
• ISBN-13: 978-0130428318
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,060,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its about time!, October 17, 2001

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Bob Frankfurt (Phili, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows Internet Security: Protecting Your Critical Data (Paperback)

Finally, a book I can understand. Im not an expert at computers but I do want to learn more about security, especially due to recent events! Most books are complicated with too many samples that assume I know what they are talking about.

While some of the material is above my head, I finally understand how the Internet and hackers work! I even realized that my computer was open to attack through my shares.

anyways...this is a great book full of information I could understand and use!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A definite must-read!, October 12, 2001

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Richard Reye (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows Internet Security: Protecting Your Critical Data (Paperback)

This book definitely opened my eyes, and I am an experienced user. The hacker attack techniques were explained with clarity. There was also good additional reading references that were annotated. Good step-by-step recipies for protecting your broadband computer from hackers and computer viruses.

Pros:
--Good coverage of Windows XP
--Good coverage of Wireless hacking
--Shows you how to tighten your system using free tools
--Good for beginner/intermediate level

Cons:
--Covers Windows only (no Linux)
--Some of this is review material for experts

Overall, it is definitely a book you should buy and read. Highly recommended!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not bad!, October 10, 2001

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Jesse Martinez (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows Internet Security: Protecting Your Critical Data (Paperback)

This book was a great intro to viruses, hacking and network security for me. I have been a small business manager for 10 years, and this is written in a clear and friendly tone so that I could understand everything the authors meant. I feel I can administer security in my network now. Kudos to the authors, and I would definitely recommend it to a friend.

This is scary stuff, but this book helped me understand it.