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    Securing Windows: How to Protect Your Computer Properly
    Securing Windows: How to Protect Your Computer Properly
    Securing Windows: How to Protect Your Computer Properly
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    Securing Windows: How to Protect Your Computer Properly

    By Paul Salmon

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    About this ebook

    From securing the functionality in Windows, to ensuring your Internet connection is protected, Securing Windows: How to Protect Your Computer Properly will take you through the steps to ensure that harmful malware and viruses don't impact your computer.

    Regardless of your technical expertise, you can easy understand what you will need to do in order to ensure your Windows desktop is as secure as possible. The most important aspect is that you will learn to secure your computer without spending a dime as all steps can be performed for free.

    Key areas for securing Windows include:

    * Hardening the Windows operating system and what you can change to increase the protection of your computer.
    * Protecting your Internet connection to keep harmful malware and websites from accessing your computer..
    * Installing secure software, and managing existing installed software.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPaul Salmon
    Release dateApr 4, 2014
    ISBN9781311329585
    Securing Windows: How to Protect Your Computer Properly
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    Paul Salmon

    Paul Salmon has been using and maintaining WIndows computers for almost 30 years. He has an extensive background knowledge in Windows has is an active developer of applications. He currently owns and writes for a technical blog and is actively learning about both Windows and Internet security.He is a husband to an amazing wife and a father of five boys.

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      Securing Windows - Paul Salmon

      Securing Windows: How to Protect Your Computer Properly

      Paul Salmon

      Copyright 2014 Paul Salmon

      Smashwords Edition

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold

      or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person,

      please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did

      not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to

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      of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Hardening Windows

      Securing Your Internet Connection

      Managing Software

      Security Resources

      Introduction

      Windows is the most popular consumer operating system in the world, estimated to being installed on 1.3 billion computers. Besides being the most installed operating system, Windows is also a huge target for malware. Malware and malicious users have been an unfortunate part of the Windows ecosystem since pretty much the beginning.

      While malware has been a serious threat in recent years, much of the malware can be prevented from being a concern on your Windows computer. This book will explain the steps you can take to mitigate the threat from malware and malicious users.

      Who is this Book For

      The aim of this book is simply to help secure your Windows computer. While many of the explanations may seem simple to those with a technical background, this book is written for anyone looking to keep their Windows system, and data, secure.

      What You Will Learn

      After reading this section I am hoping that you will have a better understanding of what you need to do in order to keep your computer secure. In this section I will talk about three main aspects of keeping your computer secure.

      Hardening Windows

      The security of a computer starts with Windows. Windows is the base for all running applications on your computer, and must remain as secure as possible. This part will discuss steps that you can take to ensure your Windows system is as secure as possible.

      Securing Your Internet Connection

      Malware is very common online, and much of the malware that infects Windows systems comes from the Internet. Ensuring your Internet connection is secure as possible will go a long way to keeping malware from infecting your computer and network.

      Managing Software

      While malware can exploit security vulnerabilities in Windows, much of the malware that can infect a computer does the same with installed applications. It is important to understand how to properly manage the software installed on your system to keep it secure.

      Security Resources

      Properly securing a Windows systems means learning and understanding how to properly secure a computer, and to stay up-to-date with the latest security news. There are many resources online that provide a lot of knowledge and tips that can greatly help keep your Windows system secure. Some of the resources I use are listed here.

      About the Sections in this Book

      Before continuing it is important to understand how the sections are written. Within each section there are sub-sections that help to provide a flow and breakdown the tasks outline within each section.

      Within each sub-section, I have indicated the cost of performing the actions/task/steps outlined in the sub-section so you have an idea on whether you wish to perform the steps in that sub-section. Many sub-sections may have

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