Always Use Protection
A Teen's Guide to Safe Computing

'Always Use Protection: A Teen's Guide to Safe Computing' contains the most important things every teen needs to know about computer security. Not just the usual information about protecting teens online, but also important information on protecting computers from viruses and preventing identity theft (which teens surprisingly suffer from as well).

Table of Contents
* Gremlins in Your Machine
* When Software Attacks: All About Viruses
* From Sneaks to Slammers: How Viruses Get on Your System
* The Built-in Doctor: Antivirus Programs
* Guardians at the Gate: Firewalls
* Locking Up, Part 1: Software Updates
* Locking Up, Part 2: System and Application Configuration
* Backups: The Most Important Thing You'll Probably Never Do
* What to Do When You've Been Hit
* When They Think It's You, But It Isn't: Identity Theft
* Passwords: Your Key to the Internet
* The Traces You Leave Behind: What Your Machine Says About You
* Every Move You Make, They'll Be Watching You
* Chat Rooms, Public and Private
* Scams

Part I
Protecting Your Machine <
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Chapter 1 Gremlins In Your Machine <
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Chapter 2 When Software Attacks: All About Viruses <
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Chapter 3 From Sneaks To Slammers: How Viruses Get On Your System
Chapter 4 The Built-In Doctor: Antivirus Programs
Chapter 5 Guardians At The Gate: Firewalls
Chapter 6 Locking Up, Part 1: Software Updates <
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Chapter 7 Locking Up, Part 2: System And Application Configuration <
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Chapter 8 Backups:The Most Important Thing You?ll Probably Never Do
Chapter 9 What To Do When You?ve Been Hit
Part II
Protecting Your Privacy
Chapter 10 When They Think It?s You, But It Isn?t: Identity Theft <
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Chapter 11 Passwords:Your Key To The Internet
Chapter 12 The Traces You Leave Behind: What Your Machine Says About You <
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Chapter 13 Every Move You Make,They?ll Be Watching You <
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Part III
Protecting Yourself
Chapter 14 Chat Rooms, Public And Private
Chapter 15 Scams <
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Part IV Appendixes
Appendix A Everyday Security <
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Appendix B Registry Tricks <
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Appendix C A Note For Parents