Table of Contents

1. Gremlins in Your Machine
2. When Software Attacks: All About Viruses
3. From Sneaks to Slammers: How Viruses Get on Your System
4. The Built-in Doctor: Antivirus Programs
5. Guardians at the Gate: Firewalls
6. Locking Up, Part 1: Software Updates
7. Locking Up, Part 2: System and Application Configuration
8. Backups: The Most Important Thing You'll Probably Never Do
9. What to Do When You've Been Hit
10. When They Think It's You, But It Isn't: Identity Theft
11. Passwords: Your Key to the Internet
12. The Traces You Leave Behind: What Your Machine Says About You
13. Every Move You Make, They'll Be Watching You
14. Chat Rooms, Public and Private
15. Scams

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