Table of contents

Part I - Protecting Your Machine

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: Anti-virus 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

Part II - Protecting Your Privacy

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

Part III - Protecting yourself

14 - Chat rooms, public and private

15 - Scams

Appendix A - Everyday security

Appendix B - Registry tricks

Appendix C - A note for parents