As the name implies, this ebook is about securing your home or your business computer. In the last few years, the use of computers in the home and in business has increased considerably. During this period, large computer networks have been built to connect these computer systems. Computers connected to these networks are often operated and owned by different organizations, each with their own views of security. In such a scenario, it is difficult to define a secure system that fits the viewpoint of each organization.
When some people think of computer security, they think of their credit card numbers, social security numbers, and other personal information. Knowing how to protect private information from those who would exploit it is very important, however, that is only one part of computer security. And computer security means protecting yourself from involvement in costly and possibly illegal activity on the Internet. Furthermore, there are also many hoaxes and jokes circulated on the Internet that must be dealt with.
Computer security also mean protecting files from viruses, be they malicious or not, and protecting data from fallible hardware and crashing computers. Computer security means protecting yourself and/or your organization from involvement in costly and possibly illegal activity on the Internet. This may require putting administrative and personnel computer security policies in force in the workplace.
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