While computers and online services have become a familiar and ordinary part of our work and daily life, the Internet has many perils.
- Information you post on the Internet and records of sites you have visited can be used for targeted advertising and less savory purposes.
- Scam artists attempt to trick you into giving away your money, or giving away information that will let them steal your money.
- If your computer is connected to the Internet, it is under constant attack, not by hackers engaged in sport but by criminal enterprises seeking to exploit computing resources to steal information, send spam emails, distribute illicit material, or attack other computers.
This section will help you learn how to counter threats like these by explaining:
