Essential Computer Security: Everyone's Guide to Email, Internet, and Wireless Security

Chapter 1 Basic Windows Security

Topics in this chapter:

• Why Do You Need to Be Secure?
• Why Are You at Risk?

• Summary
• Additional Resources

Introduction

The majority of home computers use some version of Microsoft Windows as the operating system. Most of those users, either by purchasing a new computer system in the past couple of years or by upgrading, rely on a version of Windows XP.

Before we go on to the rest of this book and explore how to use different applications securely, such as Web browsers or e-mail clients, you need to understand ...