Cybersecurity for dummies / Joseph Steinberg

Includes index.

Introduction -- Part 1: Getting Started with Cybersecurity -- Chapter 1: What Exactly Is Cybersecurity? -- Chapter 2: Getting to Know Common Cyberattacks -- Chapter 3: The Bad Guys You Must Defend Against -- Part 2: Improving Your Own Personal Security -- Chapter 4: Evaluating Your Current Cybersecurity Posture -- Chapter 5: Enhancing Physical Security -- Chapter 6: Cybersecurity Considerations When Working from Home -- Part 3: Protecting Yourself from Yourself -- Chapter 7: Securing Your Accounts -- Chapter 8: Passwords -- Chapter 9: Preventing Social Engineering Attacks -- Part 4: Cybersecurity for Businesses, Organizations, and Government -- Chapter 10: Securing Your Small Business -- Chapter 11: Cybersecurity and Big Businesses -- Part 5: Handling a Security Incident (This Is a When, Not an If) -- Chapter 12: Identifying a Security Breach -- Chapter 13: Recovering from a Security Breach -- Part 6: Backing Up and Recovery -- Chapter 14: Backing Up -- Chapter 15: Resetting Your Device -- Chapter 16: Restoring from Backups -- Part 7: Looking toward the Future -- Chapter 17: Pursuing a Cybersecurity Career -- Chapter 18: Emerging Technologies Bring New Threats -- Part 8: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Improve Your Cybersecurity without Spending a Fortune -- Chapter 20: Ten (or So) Lessons from Major Cybersecurity Breaches -- Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Safely Use Public Wi-Fi -- Index

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