Welcome to the place for plain talk about computer
security issues. If you have been listening to the network news,
reading the paper or your favorite magazine, you'll have been exposed
to dozens of broadcasts and articles telling you about the latest
threat to your personal computer with dire warnings about the safety of
your personal financial information, your identity, your family's
personal security and your credit rating. And then there is the SPAM!
You know, junk e-mail.
The news headlines are designed to get your
attention. The information is sometimes sensational and sometimes
overstated. The suggestions on how to protect yourself are many
times incomplete or too technical to implement. Sometimes you
just want to turn off your PC and lock out the rest of the world.
But fear not...in the articles that follow, I'll
guide you through everything you need to know to protect yourself and
your family so that you may enjoy cruising the internet, reading and
writing email and generally having a good time with your personal
computer. Please take a look at the article listings below and select
the topic you are most interested in.
