Copyright -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- USEFUL WEBSITES -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 INFORMATION SECURITY -- WHAT IS INFORMATION SECURITY? -- PRINCIPLES OF GOOD SECURITY -- COUNTERMEASURES -- THREATS TO INFORMATION SECURITY -- VULNERABILITIES -- RISK ASSESSMENT -- SUMMARY -- 2 HOME COMPUTER INSECURITY -- INTERNET INSECURITY -- THE VULNERABLE HOME COMPUTER -- THE OPERATING SYSTEM -- HOME AND AWAY - LAPTOPS AND SMARTPHONES -- SECURING HOME WI-FI -- SUMMARY -- 3 GOOD SECURITY PRACTICE -- BACK UP YOUR DATA -- CHOOSING GOOD PASSWORDS -- PATCHING VULNERABILITIES -- CREATING A RESILIENT SYSTEM -- SECURING YOUR APPLICATIONS -- STAYING AWARE -- SUMMARY -- 4 SECURITY ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB -- SAFER SURFING -- FIREWALL THE INTERNET -- SECURE E-COMMERCE -- PROTECTING CHILDREN IN CYBERSPACE -- PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY -- SOCIABLE NETWORKING -- ERASING DATA ON YOUR PC -- SUMMARY -- 5 EMAIL SECURITY -- BASIC PRECAUTIONS -- SECURE EMAIL USING ENCRYPTION -- SPAM - JUNK EMAIL -- SUMMARY -- 6 VIRUSES AND OTHER MALIGNANT SOFTWARE -- AN INTRODUCTION TO MALWARE -- TYPES OF MALWARE -- SOME MALWARE EXAMPLES -- MALWARE COUNTERMEASURES -- RECOGNISING AND CURING VIRUS INFECTIONS -- VIRUS HOAXES -- SUMMARY -- 7 WORKING SECURELY AT HOME -- RISKS AT HOME -- TELECOMMUTING -- LAPTOPS AND SMARTPHONES -- SMALL OFFICE AND HOME OFFICE NETWORKS -- CYBERCRIME AND THE LAW -- SUMMARY -- INDEX -- Back Cover.