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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784273303321

Autore

Bradley Tony

Titolo

Essential computer security [[electronic resource] ] : everyone's guide to e-mail, internet, and wireless security / / Tony Bradley, Harlan Carvey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Rockland, MA, : Syngress Publishing, c2006

ISBN

1-281-07186-2

9786611071868

0-08-050589-9

1-59749-159-4

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CarveyHarlan A

Disciplina

005.8

Soggetti

Computer security

Computers - Access control - Passwords

Electronic mail systems - Security measures

Firewalls (Computer security)

Internet - Security measures

Spam filtering (Electronic mail)

Spyware (Computer software)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Essential Computer Security; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part I: Bare Essentials; Chapter 1. Basic Windows Security; Introduction; Why Do You Need to Be Secure?; Why Are You at Risk?; Summary; Additional Resources; Chapter 2. Passwords; Introduction; Password Power; Password Cracking; Storing Your Passwords; One Super-Powerful Password; Summary; Additional Resources; Chapter 3. Viruses, Worms, and Other Malware; Introduction; Malware Terms; The History of Malware; Chapter 4. Patching; Introduction; Patch Terminology; Why Should I Patch?

How Do I Know What to Patch?Summary; Additional Resources; Summary; Additional Resources; Part II: More Essential Security; Chapter 5. Perimeter Security; Introduction; From Moats and Bridges to Firewalls and Filters; Firewalls; Intrusion Detection and Prevention; Summary; Additional Resources; Chapter 6. E-mail Safety; Introduction;



The Evolution of E-mail; E-mail Security Concerns; Summary; Additional Resources; Chapter 7. Web Surfing Privacy and Safety; Introduction; The Revolutionary World Wide Web; Web Security Concerns; Summary; Additional Resources; Chapter 8. Wireless Network Security

IntroductionThe Basics of  Wireless Networks; Basic Wireless Network Security Measures; Additional Hotspot Security Measures; Summary; Additional Resources; Chapter 9. Spyware and Adware; Introduction; What Is Adware?; What Is Spyware?; Getting Rid of Spyware; Summary; Additional Resources; Part III: Testing and Maintenance; Chapter 10. Keeping Things Secure; Introduction; General PC Maintenance; Patches and Updates; Windows XP Security Center; Summary; Additional Resources; Chapter 11. When Disaster Strikes; Introduction; Check the Event Logs; Enable Security Auditing

Review Your Firewall LogsScan Your Computer; Restore Your System; Start from Scratch; Restore Your Data; Call In the Pros; Summary; Additional Resources; Chapter 12. Microsoft Alternatives: Inside the Linux Desktop . .; Introduction; Common Desktop Environments; The X Window System and Window Managers; E-mail and Personal Information Management Clients; Sylpheed; Essential Information; E-mail and PIM Software; Migrating Mail; Web Browsers; Office Application Suites; Running Windows Applications on Linux; Summary; Additional Resources; Part IV: Security Resources .

Appendix A. Essential Network CommunicationsIntroduction; Computer Protocols; Communication Ports; TCP and UDP Protocols; Understanding IP Addresses and DNS; Managing IP Addresses; Firewalls; Appendix B. Case Study: SOHO (Five Computers, Printer, Servers, etc.); Introduction; Employing a Firewall in a SOHO Environment; Introducing the SOHO Firewall Case Study; Designing the SOHO Firewall; Summary; Solutions Fast Track; Frequently Asked Questions; Appendix C. Glossary of Technology and Terminology; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Essential Computer Security provides the vast home user and small office computer market with the information they must know in order to understand the risks of computing on the Internet and what they can do to protect themselves.Tony Bradley is the Guide for the About.com site for Internet Network Security. In his role managing the content for a site that has over 600,000 page views per month and a weekly newsletter with 25,000 subscribers, Tony has learned how to talk to people, everyday people, about computer security. Intended for the security illiterate, Essential Computer Securit



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811570203321

Autore

Firchow Peter Edgerly <1937->

Titolo

Envisioning Africa : racism and imperialism in Conrad's Heart of darkness / / Peter Edgerly Firchow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 2000

©2000

ISBN

0-8131-9198-X

0-8131-4975-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Disciplina

823/.912

Soggetti

Political fiction, English - History and criticism

English literature - African influences

Imperialism in literature

Racism in literature

Race in literature

Africa In literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, Empire; 1. Envisioning Africa; 2. A Mere Animal in the Congo; 3. Envisioning Kurtz; 4. Imperial Sham and Reality in the Congo; 5. Unspeakable Rites and Speakable Rights; 6. E.J. Glave, Captain Rom, and the Making of Heart of Darkness; Conclusion: Exterminating All the Brutes; Appendix; Notes; Works Cited; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

For one hundred years,  Heart of Darkness has been among the most widely read and taught novels in the English language. Hailed as an incisive indictment of European imperialism in Africa upon its publication in 1899, more recently it has been repeatedly denounced as racist and imperialist. Peter Firchow counters these claims, and his carefully argued response allows the charges of Conrad's alleged bias to be evaluated as objectively as possible. He begins by contrasting the meanings of race, racism, and imperialism in Conrad's day to those of our own time. Firchow then argues that  Heart of D