COMPUTER GURU SECURITY GUIDE: How to Protect Your Computer, Your Mobile Devices & Your Information On & Off the Internet

COMPUTER GURU SECURITY GUIDE: How to Protect Your Computer, Your Mobile Devices & Your Information On & Off the Internet Review

COMPUTER GURU SECURITY GUIDE – available on this site in editions for a PC, Mac, Kindle, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry or Android.

Easy, essential (but often overlooked) security for everyone using computers, cellphones or other tech tools:

Do you know how to protect the privacy of your emails, bank transactions and your office work while working wirelessly on your laptop in public (e.g., at a café, library, hotel or airport)?

Do you know how to set up a simple, secure wireless network?

Do you know how to protect yourself when using Bluetooth?

Do you know how easy it is to backup and disaster-proof your computers?

You can learn all this and much more for under and in just 50 pages with the COMPUTER GURU SECURITY GUIDE. This e-book shows you how to protect yourself, your computer and your mobile devices—on and off the Internet.


Praise for the acclaimed TEACH YOUR COMPUTER TO DANCE paperback book by Don Silver and Susan Silver:

You can pick any page at random and find yourself saying, that’s a good idea. -- Andrew Kantor, Technology Columnist, USA TODAY

I learned something new on almost every page. -- Andrew Blackman, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Great book for the computer genius or novice. It's a must-have book for people of all professions. -- Rochelle Stewart, The Boston Herald

I like this book a lot. It’s written by people who know what they’re talking about and who are up on the latest PC and Internet technologies. --Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation, Oxford University, and Co-Founder of Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society

Highly recommended for all computer users. Full of practical tips and sound advice presented in an easy-to-read format. -- Suzi Turner, Spyware Researcher and Consultant, owner of SpywareWarrior.com and writer of the Spyware Confidential blog, ZDNet.com

Has dozens of expert tips for securing your computing experience. It also contains a ton of great advice for readers of any level. -- Roger A. Grimes, Security Adviser Columnist, InfoWorld, and author of four books on computer security

TABLE OF CONTENTS of the COMPUTER GURU SECURITY GUIDE

1 The Dangers Out There

Mobile Devices Warning

Mac Warning

Printer and Photocopier Warning

Privacy Warning

Wireless Warning

Malware

Protecting Yourself



2 Lowering Your Profile and Risks

How to Lower Your Internet Profile

Make Your Social Networking Settings More Private

Restrict Remote Access and Control

Do More Private Browsing on the Internet

Set Up Your Internet Security and Privacy Levels

More Secure Sites for Your Sensitive Data

Be Careful How You Answer Website Security Questions

Cookies, Flash Cookies and Beacons

Restricting Bluetooth Broadcasting

How Bluetooth Works

The Dangers of Bluetooth

19 Ways to Better Protect Yourself When Using Bluetooth Passwords

File Sharing and Access to Information

Security Issues with Desktop Search Programs

Security Issues with Search Engines

Leaving No Traces While Out

Keep from Getting Burned at Hot Spots

Email at Hot Spots

Turn Your USB Drive into a Stealth Drive

Routers

Wireless Routers and Networks

Make Your Wireless Router More Secure

Encryption

Lowering Your Risks Off the Internet



3 Arming Your Computer

Software Firewall

Software Updates

Weekly Disaster-Prevention Program

More Disaster Prevention/Recovery Strategies

Index