Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons: A Step-By-Step Guide to Computer Security and Privacy for Non-Techies

Rely on this practical, end-to-end guide on cyber safety and privacy written expressly for a non-technical audience. You'll have just what you need to protect yourself--step by step, without judgment, and with as little jargon as possible. Just how secure is your computer right now? You probably don't know. Computers and the Internet have revolutionized the modern world, but if you are like most people, you have no clue how these things work and don't know the real threats.

Protecting your computer is like defending a medieval castle. While moats, walls, drawbridges, and castle guards can be effective, you would go broke trying to build something dragon-proof. This book is not about protecting yourself from a targeted attack by the NSA; it is about arming yourself against common hackers and mass surveillance. There are dozens of no-brainer things we all should be doing to protect our computers and safeguard our data--just like wearing a seat belt, installing smoke alarms, and putting on sunscreen.

 

Author Carey Parker has structured this book to give you maximum benefit with minimum effort. If you just want to know what to do, every chapter has a complete checklist with step-by-step instructions and pictures. This revised and expanded fifth edition contains more than 170 tips to make you and your family safer. It includes:

 

• Updates for Windows 11 and Mac OS 12 (Monterey)
• Updates for iOS 15.5 and Android 12
• Updated recommendations on the best apps, products, and services
• A preview of Mac OS 11 Big Sur and iOS 14

What You Will Learn

 

• Protect your data and reclaim your privacy
• Minimize your data footprint
• Use an alias to enhance both security and privacy
• Gain privacy for your car
• Create killer passwords that you do not have to remember
• Browse the web safely and with confidence
• Shop and bank online with maximum security
• Defend against identity theft
• Protect yourself from viruses and scams
• Maximize your smartphone security and privacy
• Safeguard your children online
• Block online tracking and dangerous ads
• Send files and messages securely and privately
• Set up secure home networking
• Keep your smart devices from spying on you
• Create automated backups of all your devices
• Know how the Internet actually works
• And more!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who This Book Is For

Those who use computers and mobile devices, but do not know (or care) how they work. The book is for people who want to know what they need to do to protect themselves--step by step, without judgment, and with as little jargon as possible.

請依照以下翻譯稿：

依賴這本專為非技術讀者撰寫的實用、從頭到尾的網路安全和隱私指南。您將獲得所需的保護方法，逐步進行，不帶偏見，並盡量避免使用專業術語。您的電腦目前有多安全？您可能不知道。電腦和互聯網已經改變了現代世界，但如果您和大多數人一樣，您對這些事物的運作方式一無所知，也不了解真正的威脅。

保護您的電腦就像保衛一座中世紀城堡。雖然護城河、城牆、吊橋和城堡守衛可能有效，但要建造一個能抵擋龍襲的東西，您可能會破產。這本書不是關於如何保護自己免受國家安全局(NSA)的有針對性攻擊，而是關於如何武裝自己以對抗普通黑客和大規模監控。我們都應該做一些不用動腦筋的事情來保護我們的電腦和數據，就像繫上安全帶、安裝煙霧報警器和塗防曬霜一樣。

作者Carey Parker結構化了這本書，以使您能夠以最小的努力獲得最大的效益。如果您只想知道該做什麼，每個章節都有一個完整的檢查清單，附有逐步指示和圖片。這本修訂和擴充的第五版包含了超過170個提示，讓您和您的家人更安全。其中包括：

- Windows 11和Mac OS 12（Monterey）的更新
- iOS 15.5和Android 12的更新
- 最佳應用程式、產品和服務的更新建議
- Mac OS 11 Big Sur和iOS 14的預覽

您將學到什麼：

- 保護您的數據並恢復您的隱私
- 最小化您的數據足跡
- 使用別名增強安全性和隱私
- 保護您的汽車隱私
- 創建不需要記住的強大密碼
- 安全自信地瀏覽網頁
- 在最高安全性下進行網上購物和銀行交易
- 防範身份盜竊
- 保護自己免受病毒和詐騙
- 最大化智能手機的安全性和隱私
- 在線保護您的孩子
- 阻止在線追蹤和危險廣告
- 安全私密地傳送文件和訊息
- 設置安全的家庭網絡
- 防止智能設備監視您
- 自動備份所有設備
- 了解互聯網的實際運作方式
- 等等！

這本書適合對電腦和移動設備使用者，但對於它們的運作方式不了解（或不關心）的人。這本書適合那些想知道該如何逐步保護自己，而且不帶偏見，並盡量避免使用專業術語的人。

Carey Parker, CIPM was born and raised in Indiana, an only child who loved to tear apart his electronic toys and reassemble them in interesting ways. He began programming computers in middle school when personal computers were just starting to become popular. For years, these twin interests percolated until he attended Purdue University and learned that you could get paid to do this stuff--it was called electrical engineering! After obtaining both bachelor and master degrees in electrical engineering, Carey launched his career in telecommunications software development at Bell Northern Research (aka the "Big Nerd Ranch"). Over the next 20 years, he wrote software for multiple companies, large and small, and lived in various cities across the southern United States. In recent years, particularly after the Edward Snowden revelations in 2013, Carey became deeply concerned about computer security and privacy. In 2014, he began combining his passion for computers, cybersecurity, and fantasy novels with his long-time desire to write a book, and the result is Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. This eventually launched a blog, newsletter, and weekly podcast of the same name.

 

Carey Parker, CIPM（資訊隱私專業認證）在印第安納州出生和長大，是一個獨生子，喜歡拆解他的電子玩具並以有趣的方式重新組裝。他在中學時期開始編程，當時個人電腦才剛開始變得流行起來。多年來，這兩個興趣一直在他心中滋長，直到他上普渡大學時才發現原來可以拿錢來做這些事情，這被稱為電氣工程！在獲得電氣工程學士和碩士學位後，Carey在貝爾北方研究（又稱為“大書呆子牧場”）開始了他的電信軟體開發職業生涯。在接下來的20年裡，他為多家大大小小的公司編寫軟體，並在美國南部的不同城市生活。近年來，特別是在2013年愛德華·斯諾登的揭露之後，Carey對電腦安全和隱私問題深感擔憂。2014年，他開始將對電腦、網絡安全和奇幻小說的熱愛與長期以來寫作一本書的渴望結合起來，結果就是《防火牆無法阻擋巨龍》。這最終衍生出了同名的博客、通訊和每週播客。