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This subject is
really too large to cover in a single evening. We have attempted to limit
the class content to the bare essentials, with a heavy emphasis on prevention
and removal techniques. If you are interested in deepening your
understanding of this topic, follow the links from this page.
The section below
links to additional pages available on this web site.
Below are excellent web sites that I have read myself and used for source
material for this class.
I have two other
websites for classes I teach on related topics that may be of interest to you.
And here are
other security web sites that I have found to be an interesting read.
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Microsoft TechNet Security Watch - "We (the security industry) Need People
People" - This article explores the problems that result from having
technical people writing software solutions for non-technical users.
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The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security - This article explains why
almost everything we are doing to secure our computers is doomed to fail.
A disturbing read, to say the least.
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Scamdex Archive - An interesting and very useful e-mail scam resource
that publishes a report on all e mails and other communications that are
scams or fraudulent. A very important resource to have at your fingertips
for checking up on the various material and e- mails that may come your way
that seems dubious, dangerous or hard to believe.
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Security Tips Galore from PC Magazine 09.18.06 -
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The
Top Phish this week says it wants to make your
PayPal experience safer. Yeah, right.
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It's
common for popup ads to resemble Windows error dialog boxes. Many a user has
been tricked into buying phony software this way. Read more in the
Misleading Ads section.
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Regardless of advertising, much of the supposed anti-spyware software out
there is, in fact, malicious itself. Find out how to protect yourself in the
Rogue Security Software section.
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Everyone
misplaces or forgets passwords, but there's often an answer to the problem.
Read the
Cracking Passwords section to find an easy
solution.
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When a
program gets compromised, the system is vulnerable to the degree that the
program was privileged. This, as you will learn in the
Application Privileges section, is the key to
limiting damage.
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Many
attachments that come in through e-mail are threats, but you need to be able
to receive the real ones. Learn how to fine-tune Outlook around this problem
in the
Attachments
section.
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Attacks
often rely on your not knowing the true type of the file you're running, and
Windows can make it difficult to know. But you can learn how to clarify
things in the
File Extensions section.
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Tech Novice: 8 Steps to DIY Internet Security - a great, short tutorial
with some good ideas that are a little different from mine.
Security
Alert Stories
Below are
links to security related news stories that I have included because they are
examples of well written, professional, and yet criminal, software code.
These are more than "virus" quality, and show the dangers unsecured computers
face.
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