Security Awareness: Applying Practical Security in Your World

PRACTICAL APPROACH: Students will learn about the different attacks that a computer system faces today and how to make their own computers secure.

BEGINNER-FRIENDLY: No previous in-depth knowledge of networks, system hardware, or operating systems is required therefore students can immediately learn the steps of keeping the attackers from infecting their computers.

REAL WORLD APPLICATION: Background material will help students apply practical security knowledge to various computers, networks, and software.

MULTIPLE AUDIENCES: This book meets the needs of students and faculty in a traditional classroom setting as well as in an online delivery of the course materials.

HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES: Hands-on activities can be performed using either equipment installed on a college campus or using personal computer equipment at home. Almost all hands-on activities cover software that is included as part of the Windows operating system or is a free download from the Internet. A special classroom computer lab is not necessary in order to perform the hands-on activities.

UP-TO-DATE MATERIAL: Updated to include information on the latest security attacks and defenses so that students can adequately protect their own computers and networks.

COVERAGE OF MOBILE DEVICES: To reflect recent advances in technology, additional material on protecting mobile devices (smart phones, tablets, netbooks, laptops) is included.

NEW OPPORTUNITES FOR PRACTICE: New hands-on and case projects have been added in order to give students multiple opportunities to test their knowledge and practice what they have learned.