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Tools in the proposed consumer security book
Oh, I forgot to mention that we're planning some tools for the consumer book , too. The first will help you set yourself up as a least-privileged user. It would detect how you're running now, create an account for managing the system and running games Read More...
Posted 25 July 05 09:39 by Steve Riley | 1 Comments   
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Idea for second book -- "Stay safe online: computer security at home"
Jesper and I are planning a second book. We've noticed a distinct dearth of useful, actionable, and non-scare-mongering computer security resources for home users. A few of the books we've seen are hopelessly bad, really. Either they rapidly forget their Read More...
Posted 24 July 05 09:04 by Steve Riley | 16 Comments   
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Bug in the book: Appendix C, hosts file
Somehow this escaped our notice during the proof phase, but the hosts file that's printed in the book (and burned on the CD-ROM) is completely bogus. It actually blocks a number of very good sites that have anti-spyware software and even blocks MVPS.org, Read More...
Posted 28 June 05 09:49 by Steve Riley | 0 Comments   
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New preorder site
The publisher has posted their own pre-ordering page. Please go here: www.awprofessional.com/title/0321336437 And if you enter the promotional code JJSR6437 , you'll get a nice discount! Read More...
Posted 12 April 05 12:56 by Steve Riley | 3 Comments   
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Ready for pre-ordering
Friends, the book is now ready at Amazon for pre-ordering. Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321336437/protectyourwi-20 Thanks to everyone for all your interest! Read More...
Posted 21 March 05 01:08 by Steve Riley | 3 Comments   
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The book is getting closer!
For those of you who don't know, Jesper Johansson and I have been writing a book. It's called Protect Your Windows Network: From Perimeter to Data and is published by Addison-Wesley. We finished writing all the chapters a couple months ago; it's in copy-edit Read More...
Posted 10 March 05 11:25 by Steve Riley | 2 Comments   
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