1st Edition

Practical Insecurity: The Layman's Guide to Digital Security and Digital Self-defense

By Lyndon Marshall Copyright 2023
192 Pages
by River Publishers

192 Pages
by River Publishers

This book provides practical advice for everyone on how to effectively secure yourself, your devices, and your privacy in an era where all of those things seem doomed. From acquiring software, to the ongoing flaws in email, to the risks of file sharing, and issues surrounding social media and social reputation, Practical Insecurity is the tool you need to maximize your self-protection in the... Read more

1. The Security Landscape

2. Your Mind, the Best Security Instrument

3. Essential Security Tools

4. The Risks of File Sharing

5. Working to Maximize Your Privacy

6. Training: Your Best Protection

7. Email—The Ongoing Flaw in Our Armor

8. Social Media and Social Reputation

9. Wifi, Home Networks, Home Security, and the Internet of Things

10. The Cloud

11. Acquiring Software

12. Fun with Protocols

13. The Future

Biography

Lyndon Marshall has worked in a wide variety of technical areas. He has been a software engineer, a systems analyst, a project manager, a network administrator, a network engineer, a market research analyst, and a professor of Computer Science. For many years, he taught Computer Science at the University of Providence where he taught subjects such as computer programming, systems analysis, database systems, computer architecture and organization, and computer security. His courses in Computer Security included Principles of Computer Security, Computer Forensics, and Penetration Testing. Currently, he is teaching programming, database systems, and neural networks as part of the Applied Mathematics program at the University of Providence.