This class is now Self Study
If you want to take control of your personal computer and learn how to protect yourself from online threats, this basic course will show you how.
Security experts predict that the number of new vulnerabilities in operating systems will continue to increase exponentially over the years. Viruses, worms and trojans will multiply and seek every weak point in your operating system to take over your computer, steal your identity and propagate themselves. Popular operating systems like Windows present a ripe and challenging target for hackers and kiddie scripters, and every time a hole is patched, another one seems to be discovered to replace it.
This course will go over some of the most common threats to your computer's security. You will be shown some basic preventative measures to assist you in making your system more secure.
While this course focuses on the Windows XP platform, many of the concepts discussed will also apply to other versions of Windows as well as the Mac and Linux platforms
Prerequisites: --A basic knowledge of your computer, E-mail program, and operating system.
Week One
--Introduction and E-mail security
--Privacy Issues in regards to E-mail Week Two
--Anti virus software
--Bogus and urban legends
--Spam
--How to create spam free e-mail links
--Phishing
Week Three
--More on anti-virus software
--Testing your system by creating a dummy anti-virus attachment
Week Four
--Forged e-mail addresses
--Protecting your privacy online
--Your children's privacy and safety
--Hoaxes and scams
--Spyware
--Web bugs
--Workplace survellience
--Getting rid of spyware on your system
--Browser hijackers
Week Five
--Firewall, firewall/routers
--Hacker attacks
--Wireless - war driving
Week Six
--Chat programs and issues
--Peer to Peer issues
--Passwords
--Backups
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