Being Anonymous Online: Security, Privacy & Anonymity while using computers

Do you need to know about security? Are you concerned about the growing number of threats on the Internet? – This book considers the various issues surrounding computer use and the threats we face in 2014 / 2015.

The best time to start doing security is now! Security and privacy is vitally important nowadays but it’s often overlooked. In this book we look at some of the threats, vulnerabilities and attacks that you could face, how to become more secure online (and offline) and even what we would need to consider if we wanted to erase our digital life.

Topics Covered

• Online privacy - threats, hackers and vulnerabilities.


• Offline privacy - encryption, alternative storage and secure deletion.


• Staying anonymous online.


• How to disappear in a digital age.

Contents Page

• BASICS OF SECURITY


• The Assets We Protect


• Who Might Want to Attack us?


• What Can We Do?


• ATTACKS & MALWARE


• Malware: Virus


• Malware: Worm


• Malware: Trojan


• Incident: Code Red


• Incident: Slammer Worm


• Incident: Storm Botnet


• What Can We Learn From This?


• STAYING SAFE ONLINE


• Web Cookies


• Internet Trackers


• Private Browsing


• SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES


• HTTP vs HTTPS


• Encryption


• Firewalls


• The Password Problem


• Virtual Private Network


• STAYING SAFE OFFLINE


• Hard Drive Encryption


• Keeping Sensitive Data Elsewhere


• ERASING & DECOMMISSIONING


• Secure Deletion


• Throwing Away Devices


• INFORMATION PRIVACY ISSUES


• Cloud Computing


• Employment Computers


• Online Services


• ESCAPING YOUR DIGITAL LIFE


• Stage 1: Disconnecting


• Stage 2: On the Move


• Stage 3: Reintegrating Technology