Personal Internet Security Guidebook

"The Personal Internet Security Guidebook" is a complete guide to protecting your computer(s) on the Internet. The newest attack point for hackers is home computers on DSL and/or cable modems. This book will show you how to set up a home network and protect it from the 'bad dudes'. Also covered in this book is how to protect your computer on the road. Many hotels are now offering high-speed Internet access and this book will show you how to keep your computer safe in the hotel room as well as on the hotel network. This is a how-to guide to keeping your personal computer safe on the Internet. Following the success of "The Internet Security Guidebook", the authors have used their expertise to create a book specifically addressing home computers and traveling notebooks. Included in this book is a comprehensive list of vendors and services. Included are these key elements: protecting your PC on the Internet, home firewall software, how to set up a home network, protecting your PC on the road, and protecting your PC via DSL and/or cable modem. This work offers a comprehensive list of vendors and services that you can download or purchase. It covers key elements such as: protecting your PC on the internet; how to fully utilise home firewall software; how to set-up a home network; information on protecting you PC on the road; and, information on protecting your PC via DSL and cable modems.