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Security and Privacy on the Web: Essential Tips for Internet Users

This guide aims to enhance your understanding of security and privacy issues on the Internet. Learn how to protect yourself and your computer from threats such as unauthorized access, viruses, and phishing scams. Explore critical defense mechanisms including password safety, firewalls, and antivirus software. Gain insights into data privacy, including the implications of cookies, browsing history, and personal information sharing online. This resource is vital for anyone looking to ensure a safer online experience.

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Security and Privacy on the Web: Essential Tips for Internet Users

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  1. Learning to Use the Internet & the World Wide Web Appendix C By Ernest Ackermann & Karen Hartman Mary Washington College

  2. Appendix C: Security and Privacy on the Web This section will help you: • Learn some of the issues related to computer and network security • Find out what you can do to protect yourself and your computer

  3. Computer and Network Security • Passwords • Your primary defense against intrusion • Firewalls • Restrict certain types of Internet services from entering the network • Viruses • Can cause havoc for your computer or network – use antivirus programs to protect yourself and your systems

  4. Secure Transmission of Information with a Web Browser • Encryption • Algorithms that convert messages or any other form of information into a coded form. A password is needed to decode the message. • Digital Certificates • Help to protect against forgery. They guarantee the identity of the sender and the authenticity of a certificate.

  5. Privacy on the Web: The Trail You Leave Behind • When you visit a Web site, that server records the IP address of your computer to its log file. • Cache • Web browsers keep copies of recently accessed Web pages, images, and other files. • History List • The browser keeps a list of all the Web pages you’ve visited recently.

  6. Cookies • A cookie is information that is passed to a Web server by the Web browser program. • They are used to store information such as a login name and password. • Can be seen as an invasion of privacy, but they can be useful to you as well.

  7. Giving Out Information About Yourself and Your Family • Giving out personal information such as your address or phone number can result in junk mail, “spam,” or fraudulent schemes against you. • Be careful when having personal relationships with people online. • Children are especially vulnerable.

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