Summary

Guarding your personal data, your home network, and any other digital devices you might be using to connect to the rest of the world are becoming a full-time job. You are forced to learn new technologies often as new attacks against your privacy are made available. You have to constantly defend yourself and protect your information.

Security is an ongoing process. As soon as you connect in any way to the rest of the world, you will be a target for attack. We have discussed a number of technologies throughout the book to help you protect your technologies and your data. Being ever vigilant will keep the attackers at bay. Legal and illegal threats face you on a daily basis; never think otherwise in today's technological environment.

What we have striven for in this book is to educate consumers about the threats that have become serious problems over the past few years. With the advancement of technology and its ease of use, methods for attackers to compromise your security and information will progress on a daily basis. You have to be aware of what you are facing to combat these threats.

We hope this book has provided you with a solid foundation as a computer privacy and security reference for the home and workplace. With the knowledge of how your computer works, including the Internet, Web surfing, e-mail, virus protection, personal firewalls, networking, encryption and more, you will be able to take security of your personal information into your own hands today and in the future. Take back your privacy.

Security is a way of life.