Surviving A Cyberattack

Securing Social Media and Protecting Your Home Network

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October 2024
9781501523120
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  • Publisher
    Mercury Learning and Information
  • ISBN 9781501523120
  • Language English
  • Pages 150 pp.
  • Size 6" x 9"
$39.99
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    Mercury Learning and Information
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  • ISBN 9781501520396
  • Language English
  • Pages 150 pp.
  • Size 6" x 9"
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October 2024
9781501520402
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    Mercury Learning and Information
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    10th October
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  • Language English
  • Pages 150 pp.
  • Size 6" x 9"
$39.99

Surviving a Cyberattack: Securing Social Media and Protecting Your Home is a roadmap to protecting your home against cybercrime. This comprehensive guide addresses the ever-growing challenges users face from the potential of cybercrime in the technology-connected world. It explores various online risks, from social media scams and data breaches to fraud. Recognizing these threats is crucial for protecting yourself, your loved ones, and even your small business. This hands-on reference equips you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the online landscape safely. It covers essential topics like securing your router and social media accounts, protecting personal information, and mitigating risks for children and vulnerable adults. Additionally, it offers valuable insights on online shopping safety, responsible technology disposal, and surviving a cyberattack.

FEATURES:

  • Explains how to protect children, foster responsible online habits, manage their digital access, and keep them safe from harm.
  • Includes sections on caring for vulnerable family members, protecting them from online predators, managing their digital accounts, and how to handle sensitive topics like digital estate planning.
  • Provides practical checklists for social media security settings, router configuration, and data backup procedures.
  • Discusses how to survive a cyberattack including data backup strategies, reporting procedures, and steps to take after a security breach.

“This essential guide demystifies digital safety for families, households, and small businesses. Free from technical jargon, it offers clear, practical, and easily understood advice. Written by two legends from the world of cyber investigations, it’s underpinned by decades of real frontline and practical hands-on experience and is an indispensable resource for protecting your digital world."

Neal Ysart, Founder, MacNeal-LCB & Partners Inc.

1: Cyber Survival vs. Safety
2: Digital Cyber Security Basics
3: Safely Going Online
4: Securing Social Media
5: Protecting Children
6: Protecting Adult Family Members
7: Surviving in the Online Marketplace
8: Protecting a Small Home Business
9: Surviving a Digital Cyberattack
10: Future Trends
Index

Todd G. Shipley

Todd G. Shipley is a lifetime member and former President of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA). He received the HTCIA’s lifetime achievement award and co-authored a cutting-edge book on Internet investigations. Todd is an American cybersecurity expert, entrepreneur. and retired law enforcement Senior Detective Sergeant.

Art Bowker

Art Bowker is a lifetime member and former President of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA). He received the HTCIA’s lifetime achievement award and co-authored a cutting-edge book on Internet investigations. Art specializes in cybercrime investigations related to corrections, including pretrial, probation, and parole.

Cyberattack; Hacking; Social Media; Cyber Crime