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PC security and virus protection : the ongoing war against information sabotage / Pamela Kane.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : M&T Publishing, Inc., c1994Description: xx, 523 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1558513906
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 76.9 .K36 1994
Contents:
Ch. 1. Viruses and Security: The Basics -- Ch. 2. A Contemporary Virus History -- Ch. 3. Virus Myths And Mysteries -- Ch. 4. Risk Assessment And Disaster Recovery -- Ch. 5. Hardware Risks -- Ch. 6. Software Risks -- Ch. 7. Data Security -- Ch. 8. Risks You Haven't Even Thought of Yet -- Ch. 9. The Role of Hardware and Software in Solutions -- Ch. 10. A Look at Microsoft Anti-Virus -- Ch. 11. Do Antivirus Programs Work? -- Ch. 12. The Dangers of Experts -- Ch. 13. Disk Contents: The DR. PANDA UTILITIES -- Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions on VIRUS-L/comp.virus -- Appendix B: The Antiviral Software of MS-DOS 6 -- Appendix C: Computer Viruses: What, Where and When.
Summary: This guide explains the danger of computer virus sabotage and shows readers how to guard themselves and their data against losses due to invasion. It includes risk assessment guidelines and checklist, and gives the reader practical information on security for hardware, software and networks. This comprehensive source of information on PC security and computer-virus protection provides technical details on hundreds of common viruses, explains anti-virus products and software, and explores future risks and tactics for protection. Topics covered include a contemporary virus history, risk assessment, and disaster recovery. Includes anti-viral PandaPro software. Lacks a bibliography. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Includes index.

Ch. 1. Viruses and Security: The Basics -- Ch. 2. A Contemporary Virus History -- Ch. 3. Virus Myths And Mysteries -- Ch. 4. Risk Assessment And Disaster Recovery -- Ch. 5. Hardware Risks -- Ch. 6. Software Risks -- Ch. 7. Data Security -- Ch. 8. Risks You Haven't Even Thought of Yet -- Ch. 9. The Role of Hardware and Software in Solutions -- Ch. 10. A Look at Microsoft Anti-Virus -- Ch. 11. Do Antivirus Programs Work? -- Ch. 12. The Dangers of Experts -- Ch. 13. Disk Contents: The DR. PANDA UTILITIES -- Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions on VIRUS-L/comp.virus -- Appendix B: The Antiviral Software of MS-DOS 6 -- Appendix C: Computer Viruses: What, Where and When.

This guide explains the danger of computer virus sabotage and shows readers how to guard themselves and their data against losses due to invasion. It includes risk assessment guidelines and checklist, and gives the reader practical information on security for hardware, software and networks. This comprehensive source of information on PC security and computer-virus protection provides technical details on hundreds of common viruses, explains anti-virus products and software, and explores future risks and tactics for protection. Topics covered include a contemporary virus history, risk assessment, and disaster recovery. Includes anti-viral PandaPro software. Lacks a bibliography. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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