PC Confidential

Anyone with a little knowledge and access to your computer can...

• See where you've been on the Internet: what you looked at, what you downloaded
  
• Trace the files you've been working on and for how long
  
• Acquire a day-to-day account of when and how you were using your computer
  
• Browse old e-mail you deleted long ago
  
• Read deleted sentences from Word documents

Take back your privacy and your life.

PC Confidential shows you how to protect your privacy at home and at work without special tools or technical knowledge. Cover your tracks, hide your documents, encrypt your e-mail, and learn practical, everyday security techniques to ensure your information stays out of the wrong hands. Perfect for anyone using a shared or easily accessible PC.

Inside you'll find information about:

• Flaws in the Windows password system
  
• Why you should bother with personal security at all'
  
• Invisible directories and filenames
  
• Using misdirection to cover your tracks
  
• Encryption software and virus protection
  
• How to delete records of online activity
  
• E-mail protection
  
• Privacy helpers

Featured on the CD
Bonus Software for Extra Security! The CD-ROM includes, Windows 95 and 98 security patches, Internet Explorer encryption patch, KlikLock, SpamHater, Cookie Crusher, and more.

Table of contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Why Bother with Security? Threats to Your System, Your Data, and You

Chapter 2: Basic PC Security Logistics & Tricks

Chapter 3: Simple & Direct-Protecting Your Information with Passwords and Settings

Chapter 4: Protecting Your Files and Folders with Disguise and Misdirection

Chapter 5: Hiding Files, Folders, and Applications

Chapter 6: How to Keep Your Files from Giving You Away

Chapter 7: Data Encryption

Chapter 8: Virus Protection

Chapter 9: Internet Safety and Privacy

Chapter 10: E-Mail Protection

Chapter 11: The Internet Revisited: Software Helpers

Chapter 12: A View from the Other Side

Chapter 13: Reviews, Recourses, and Resources

Appendix A: Products and Web Sites in This Book

Appendix B: Glossary of Terms

Index