How Personal & Internet Security Work by Preston Gralla from QUE

Today one of the most serious issues confronting PC users is that of security. A great pity is that the realities are little understood by most PC users.

We have all heard the horror stories of bank accounts being cleaned out and personal identities being stolen from our machines by malicious and ruthless criminals and international crime syndicates. We know a little about phishing and the various internet scams, such as the Nigerian scam and bogus bank e-mails asking you for your banking details, but few of us realise exactly how the systems work and why it is so important to protect ourselves from them.

How Personal & Internet Security Work, discusses all the threats facing a PC user connected to the internet. It explaines the threats, how they work and, most importantly, how to protect yourself against them.

Given the comprehensiveness of the book it is a valuable resouce for the professional and amatuer as well. If all you are interested in is readijng up on the subject this book may well terrify you but if you want to set up systems to protect yourself or others on the net then this will be an invaluable resource.

The information in excellent and the book is well illustrated and covers the HOW of protecting against most of the real threats out there.