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Is your Windows 10 computer secure against the continual onslaught of the modern online world? We'll help you secure your computer, network and devices against such threats and with easy to follow tutorials, help arm you against potential threats and attacks. For parents and guardians, we also cover looking out for your children when online, together with guides on how best to protect them and advice from industry experts. You'llsoon be security sawy and prepared for whatever digital threat loomson the horizon, [Dleteimpuns [eo pubticaions [if wnubdmpublcationscomontents Protect Your PC 8 )Modern Day Security Gyennca 10. Types of Security Rsk 0 How Does Information Move Around the Internet? 32, Hackers and You 72 How Can Internet Data be intercepted? 14 Social Engineering T4 10 TTips to Protect Yourself Against Interception 46 Ransomware: How it Works 6 Howto Secure Your Devices 38. The Virus Top Ten 78 How to Secure Yourself on Facebook 20. Phishing, Vshing and Smishing 80 How to Secure Yourself on Twitter 22. Pharming 182 How to Secure Yourself on WhatsApp 24 Windows 10 Security ‘84 What to Avoid when Creating a Password 26 Digital Security FAQ 86. Password Generators and Tools 88. Top Ten Password Managers PED coal 90 Shopping Online and Security 92. How to Remove a Virus or Malware from a Windows PC 30. Be Smart 32 Top Ten Antivirus and Security Packages 34 Bitdefender Total Security 2018 Review 36 Kaspersky Total Security 2018 Review Windows 10 Privacy Settings 38 McAfee Total Protection Review 98 How to Check which Apps are Sending Information 40° Setting Up Windows 10 Security 100 What sa firewall? 42. Why Updatingis important 102 Improving the Windows 10 Firewall 44 Whatto Keep Updated and How 104 Creating a Security Plan 46 Howto Secure Your Web Browser 106 Windows Security Checklist 48 How to Secure Your Home Network 4108 What isa Sandbox? 50. What are Wireless Security Standards? 140 Running Windows 10 as a Sandbox 52. How to Secure Your Wireless Network 112 Installing VitualBox 54 What s Encryption? 114 Installing Windows 10 in VirtualBox 3 Encrypting Your Windows 20 Laptop 116 Creating VirtualBox Snapshots of Windows 10 58 Top Ten Encryption Tools for Windows 10 118 Create aWindows 10 Recovery Drive 60. What isa VPN? 120 How to Back Up Windows 10 62. How Can aVPN Improve Windows Security? 122 How to Create a Windows 0 System Image 64 Top Ten VPNs 124 Extreme Windows 10 Lockdown Tips 65. Using a VPN for Added Security and Privacy 126 Cyber and Windows Quiz 128 What the Experts Say EID crc: secon130) Online Child Prot Teal 4132 Children Online: What are the Risks? 134 Social Media & Children 136 Search Engine Safety 138 Online Grooming 1140 How Safe are the Sites Your Child Can Access? 142 Email and Child Safety 1144 Top Child Friendly Email Programs and Services 146 Cyberbullying 148 How to Prevent and Deal with Cyberbullying 150 Helping Your Child Through the Internet 152 Your Child and Online Gaming, sit Safe? 1154 Staying Safe when Gaming Online - Advice for Your Child 1156 Monitoring What's Going On 158 Monitoring Online Activity for Non-Technical Guardians 160 Tips for Technical Guardians to Monitor a Child's Online Activity 1162 Ten Monitoring Tools to Install and Use 164 Using the Windows Hosts File to Block Sites Pontieere ite Cositnednocc umes 4168 Staying Safe with Facebook for Teens 170 Staying Safe with Twitter for Teens 1172 Staying Safe with Instagram for Teens 1174 Staying Safe with WhatsApp for Teens 4176 Staying Safe with Snapchat for Teens 178 Creating a Child Account in Windows 10 180 Windows 10 Family Features 4182 Problems with In-app Spending 1184 Tips on How to Stop In-app Overspending 186 Online Child Safety at School 188 Where to Find Help with Online Child Safety 190 What the Experts Say 192 Glossary of Terms neg nan53) Digital Security In Numbers) NTory TWP we de ce Fe E ui 7 £ \ ia i me r ; Over the next year coe ‘6 i Spr Media Users ¢ - CHANCE | 20; you could be CR) ! 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System Imaging _Agjstem image works in much the same way as the VitulBox Snapshots. You essential taking snapshot of your entire system, which can then be restored quickly. Saving you having to reinstall Windows 10, al yourprogramsand data, ‘This lasnchanew onze, Maroc ha etn compatbily supporter backups dave ud Tothelettheearetwolinks.cickanthecretea vaglink nd Retre (Wino Providingyou'vemetthe requirements yout shee thestem magecanbewtenta. A solution when teomesto restoring the image but oucan 9 depends onthesize ofthe image asto ha many DvDsyou ned Youcan even A comennennneForthis example, lets useaninterna secondhard dive Make surethatthecrrect crieltcould bea igh apacty USBstckor ‘en potable USS hard cre sees thenclcktheNewtbutton to continue. “The next window wil display the drives that aeincluded in the ste imaging process In this example the dv, thet ‘hve ond the Syste Reseed potion arto be bachedup. 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Mobile operator 02, YouGov and the NSPCC have teamed up with Net Aware to createa site that reviews popular sites and apps that children and young people use. This guide allows parents and guardians to view the information to help them understand their child’s online world. Net Aware Netaware isan excellent site and can be found at htps:/net aware org.uk Within youcan find anAto Zo Most Popular sites andhowsaethey actually are _2ccordngtofacecons. 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What may seem like a playful comment on one side, could be taken 23 cuting ibe on the other. It's not always an easy thing to specify, as we allhave moments when we may say or do something to upset someone without meaning todo that person any emotional hrm Mostly though, with respect to loose and throw away comment, the one who made the comment will probably apologise for their mistake once ‘they cealise tha they have upset the other person. 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It's difficult for a child to navigate it by themselves and extremely dangerous; so, as a parent or guardian, we need to make sure they're safe. Internet Safety for Everyone “Together wth the excellent advice fom te NSPCC, Childine and Safty Net Kids, we've collated tn practical and reali tps to help you and your child remainsafe hen using the Intemetandits connected sri sen enmen een) ora aco "°°(_ Helping Your Child Through the Internet CET fort tomeerevenensorins EET [rove ronpopiteitho como takinganintetinyou, you enter your age for exarpl. et of aleve espondenl evenreasing it The comments coulda lead yout esponingane il keep pushingunt yo ether youteonasocia medias E TEED os eesmeesuethityune — RT . : hirer are accompanied he com or pyiga game, become amir the blocker reportanather seo ROO o> ieee 4 ee tc Q oe : ) F24 ome age EASED Meco onmroning ene EET oar ometupithanoneyovemt ‘someone you know Neveret anyone remotely tach your pretend tbe someone, post fake petureortake theicentyosmeoneele computerethersveryratforacompanytoatachtoahomecomputrtofi, youdoarangeamestng make sue yourewthctherrenc nap pace emthing Atlas be :uzpceu ol ayone achYour Child and Online Gaming, is it Safe?f course there's nothing wrong with gaming for enine gaming. Despite the many years of people bemoaning that gaming is taking away something from a childhood, recent studies have actually shown that online ‘gaming «an increase social skis, help develop hand-to-eye coordination and, depending on the game, have ‘educational benefits and help young people ear, ‘The prablem is that not everyone always plays fai some take pret offence when theyve Deen besten by another player, resulting in the person beaten shoutingorenteringabusive comments. Other players use cheats to gain an advantage, making it near impossible or ther players to even have a chance of ‘inning oF succeeding, Sometimes, when a payer i beter than thers around them, they can be aceused of cheating, even ‘hen they" not Allofthe above canbe clshearening to 2 youngpetson and depending on the amount and typeof abuse they may receive from 2 poor loser, quite upsetting too. Its ‘often dificult for someone who enjoys playing a panicular game to be accused of something they haven't done or have to contend agaist someone who is viously cheating. The trick ofcourse is to keep caim, something many adults find dificult doing under such circumstances, let lone children and young people. There ate other factors too that can cause problems for young people wren gaming. The game ise might nat be ‘age appropiate, with in-game missions asking the young person todo something that’ really not very nice. The game might Your Child and Online Gaming, is it Safe? ci involve some scenes af an inappropriate nature, perhaps sexually explicit or enremey violet, or use inappropriate language, Intermsofonline bullying. i'snotjustragethat causes problems. Grefingisa tactic used by some gamers to bully athers into making the wrong move or decision inthe game, This wa, the “giefer wins by simply ‘causing as much aggravation as possible, and in turn enrages those around them. It’ also not unheard of for entire teams of grefes to band together to bully ‘the opposition into defeat. In-game spending is a modexn cause for concern ‘among parents to0. For the young person who enjoys playing the game to have any significant advantage tall, they may need to purchase better items from Z the In-game store, Often these items wil inewtably lead to more items ‘needing purchasing andthe cost son mounts up Other games, make itnearimpossible to finish without having to pay for something, such Online’ playing a garne inrealtime with other players from around the world, The game can be virtually anything, a shooter, roleplaying, Seoueytouniock | adventure or something the next level | openworld, such as or by. having the player buy ané dowmload (inown as 2 DLC downloadable content 66 Online Gaming 99 Minecraft. The issue with The other safety concerns involve those who play games inorder to be exposed t young, gomers. Minera, for example, is 2 game predominantly played by younger people, so thase of 2 perverse nature may play and use servers where they're interacting line gamingisthat with younger people; thee’ even the pessiity | Online gaming of Some form of online grooming taking place in | anyone could be the situations uch ashi character that's currently However, despite the safety concerns over aniline playing next to your fuming i's not alvays bad news Yes some games | chil’Sonline avatar. Go employ facie to lech more money from the players and other games ae simply an excise for oor behaviour; bu with respect, there ae countess famesavalablethatanheipayoungpeson develop fecialandather sil ‘As parents and guardians, we need to make sure that ‘the game the young person is playing is appropriate and, ta some degree sel to them, as wal as being enjoyable. We'll look at some tips on staying sale laen gaming online over the page but its worth remembering that even fe find the game somewhat dll the young person playing it may well be enjoying i We just need to make sure its 2 safe environment forthem.Staying Safe when Gaming Online - Advice for Your Child We've looked at the safety concerns of online gaming but what can we as parents and guardians do tohelp keep our young gamers safe? Thanklully it’s nothing too drastic, usta little common sense and a few tipsto help out. Game On Here are ten ipstohel the young gamer getthe bes from their game of choice, whist stl remaining safe also how to avoid ay conficsthat may arise mmStaying Safe when Gaming Online - Advice for Your Child eines Berens | Username Generator errerening ST ery\ ma Online Child Protection) Monitoring What's Goin gOn The temptation and lure ofthe Internet is often litle too much for some people, especially young people who are repeatedly told not to look or go somewhere on it. Tella young person not to open a box and most will lift the lid when you're not around. restrictions that we've putin place. We're not saying they're hacking or do anything particularly bad, its ust that sometimes we need to see what all the fuse is about ourselves, rather than take someone elses ‘word for. Here then, are some of the tricks that the modern, digitally capable young person can do to hide what they lookat onthe internet hetech-savy youngstersoftoday wllareadyhave 1 beter idea of how to circumvent technological, Private Browsing Private browsing. privacy mode F incognito mode Is 3 festurebultitoeverybronser regarlessofthe computer cor devices operating stom, asthe tile suggests, 9 privacy feature tat val sable the browsing story and web cache; tops any dat rom the browsing activites rom being stored on the device or compute. With private browsing made enabied, which takes just a couple of clicks ofthe mause, someone can effectively un 9 search for something they shouldnt, view the Content and close down the private browser window without anyone ever ‘knowing they were onthe site. There are ways and means in which you can check for private browsing but ifs often hit and miss and not entirely accurate, which is the whole point of private browsingin the first place Alack 00g Teh Serine 34 Webmail 1seasyenough fr someone tocrete a webmail account, ring: br earple ul ahewretere Ohana kel oop of ton your seta as nothing wil be store aly, ‘There are also plenty of fake email services available, so in effect a diferent persona could be created with relative eae, as we've seen in previous anoaymous and privacy sections of tis book. Ether way, i's certainly possible for a young person to have an email accountyou know nothing about, Burner Phones whist a burner phones usually 2 purchase a second pay.a-ourgo phone that Never underestimate the resourcefulness of a young person. Just as with a cop show bumer phone, its an easyenough device to hide fom @ parent or guardian Naturally there's a limit to what a young person can get avay with but is something worth keeping in ind, Anather af the many elements to laok out for ‘ith a young person who's being groomed, is 2 burner phone the groomer may giveto them. This, they e ableto cantact the young person with a higher degree ‘of anonymity Secret Social Media Then used wih an unnown ebm adress, ane Foci media account Ty yous ond se ow at Despite the fact that creating a fake social media account is against the social media platform's rules, i not something they'te able to police with any grat elcieny.Justlike a secret email its extremely sificul to see if» young person has setup a secret social media account OS onastick Usb stick and be abe to boot it the OS ous the System tht installed on the compote This mak tor an mpressvely anonymous an secure plat totronse tom, aseventhingisdoneva the USB ck andthe temporary seson held memory Natural, the young person wil eed to ceboot the computer and bost into the OS on the US@ drive but that takes mere seconds these days. The end results something youll never kel be anare ot bampubictons.cm ( Monitoring What's Going On ci OF course, we're not saying you should police your children like prison warden. There will come a pon here you simply nave to have ith hat youve taught them right fom wrong and lt them go and discover the world by themsetes, however painful that ray be, Theres a fine line between protection and controling and ts orders are eer shifting thanks ta the technology available and the ever-growing cutest of young people. However, we can make sute th educated and Intemetnise enaugh to be able to make decisions for themselves, and, as you would expect, we alsa need to ensure that they'e not the victim of any eipital atack. An open relationship is creited as being the key here, a often stated by grolessonal bodies. young petson is Human nature finds most of us sneaking a peek at something we shouldn't and children and young people are certainly no different. Young children will 66 Eyes inthe Back of Your Head most likely avoid those areason thelnternet the parent or guardian has told them tonever go to; however, older children and teens may find ita little too tempting,Child Protection Monitoring Online Activity for Non-Technical Guardians There's a vast difference between monitoring a child's online activity and actively spying ‘on everything they do. In monitoring, you're making sure that they aren’t being scammed, downloading anything illegal and generally behaving themselves online. Non-Technical Tips for Monitoring ‘There arerumeouswaystornortrachids on safety bt lof them can ecuite tacos, erearetntpsorthase who arn. 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Whats sree tools and procedures teachers and governing body. In do they use? What the UK, the UKOCIS {UK Council for goremvnentaced | Cd mire ays on op pees tnd droped 8 ie rea Schemesare | gent blon to hegoaring hoards support their school leaders in keeping children safe onlin. I's an interesting sicpage document and further reading can be found with the ‘ccomparying Sexing in Schools and Colleges 50 page guidance document. You can find both at tps//rnagox vi/eovermentaroups/uk councior- chi neemer sates, 66 Safer Schooling 99 ‘What's their policy on cyber bullying and From 22. December 2015, the Deparment for Education putin lace stengtened measures 10 help protect chicken trom harm nine, ‘which inladed eer bullying, access ‘what's the process. to pornography and the risks involved should anything with radialiation. These measures inappropriate ever trfoced schools to improve or makeitswayintothe | leet ites and motoing Seem mia system, guides on socal mea and ood practise anetheteachingofonine treats andthe sues surrounding. ‘This safeguarding of students trough education sone ofthe best forms finvoducing a ightened leet af interes safety amongst young people Parents and guardians can ant and rave about Internet salty until they are blue inthe face but when tcomes as pat of lesson nthe schoo), the ‘message i considered tobe delivered witha more meanings impact. 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Mest ofthe techniques used are quite fescinatng, even fom a non-technical point of view, and often can be applied to a lesser, but just as eect, degree onthe home network, In addition to protection on the network level, the IT team wil also implementa range of site-level Net Nanny: programs. They may only Use a singl program, installed ona server to manage each workstation or they may use several programs to manage each students account ‘monitoring sts visited and providing blocks fr sts that are deemed Inappropriate. Another eement to consider vith schools Tis the use os avaliable bandwicth With hundeds, often thousands, of devies {and computers attached tothe school newarkit can a times become 3 Ite stow, as there’ inte bandwidth AschoolT team therefore must also decide whether ornot toblock accesso sites that will cause asain ‘on the bandwith, such as online game sites or media streaming Whilst the students may be blocked from such sites, the teachers ae usually lunvestite, for teaching purposes These fits, blocked sites and bandwidth monitoring techniques all add up to make an effective protection net around the schoo!'s infrastructure. i's important to understand, from a parents pont of views, the amountof verknededto achieve sucha highdegreeofonline safety and that itcan become quite expensive once you facto icensed Software. where you might have purchased a chi fiteing product, ‘and employed some ofthe security techniques weve used in this book, ‘school I system needs to do all that times a thousand pls for each student, computer and device Neverteles, a schools online safety requirements ae exceptionally ‘more advanced than you have at home, With this in ind, your cli les kely to experience ary online sks when at school than at home. Hemeve it's alivays best to tah the time to make an appointment nth the school to ask what they e doing to ensure online salty.Online Child Safety at School cl53) Further Protection for Young Adults Where to Find Help with Online Child Safety The tips and features throughout this book will help you build a better understanding of security and online safety, with special reference to online child safety. If you want to know more though, or you have some pressing questions that need answering, here are some places to check out. Helpis at Hand Forme information, expert advice from child care professionals and moretis onhow to protect your chid when online, here are ten sites to bookmark ‘ane consider(_ Where to Find Help with Online Child Safety cl tec toyoung peopl, ice about rien beter when online. preschocl al theay upto teen allaspacsof oni cid sake ncudingemphasson metilecevces thes Plentytogetthvcugh. You https: anmugetsafeontine og! 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Va ae ae a eee ota ese P Se eck eat eee tanec at network security company Arbor Networks.ZZ CT nia before you post. Dow't uplood or yrave anything you woulda't want your parents, vo oe ae gt ae CRIA MOL you press send, it 4 no longer private. You can't be sure who Will end up seeing it Oy end Tees face to face, don't See cons ete eae as 66 UO Oa ae arn stay safe online. What tips do they hae for you., where did. they learn them and what is OK and not OK to shave ey) CT eee Dee ren cans See PO ann area 3 CO dad at 3 Cs Pwo vd CoS53) Glossary of Terms Glossary of Terms The bewildering world of technological terms is often difficult even for experts to navigate without becoming slightly confused and we could easily dedicate an entire book just to the glossary. However, here are some of the more important terms from the world of digital security and safety. Digital Security AZ Digital security and safety terms ar often as clear as mud, Usethis glossary whenever youcome across aterm youdont understand A Access Control: term used to ‘ensure that resources are only ranted to usere who are entitled tothem, Active Content: code that's embedded ina web site. When the Siteis accessed the code is automatically downloaded and executed ‘Advanced Encryption Standard (AES): An encryption standard designed to specify an unclassified, publicly disclosed, symmetric tneryption algorithm, Asymmetric Cryptography: Public key cryptography, where algorithms use a pair of keys, one public and ‘ne private, to unlock the content protected by the encryption, Authentication: Used by systems to canflem the identity ofa user. B Backdoor: & tool used by hackers or system security experts to access a computer system or network bypassing the systems usual security mechanisms. Bandwidth: the limited amount of communications data that any channel is capable of sending or Feceiving in a speciic time, Biometrics: 4 security measure that ses physical characteristics to authenticate a user's access to a system, Boot Sector Virus: Aviusthat can affect a computer as t boats, before the operating system has even loaded Botnet: Alargenumber of Internet TED 211004: 70 series connected, infected computers that fre used {0 flood a network or send Spam message tothe rest of the internet, Brute Force: Ahacking technique that ses all possible password combinations ane at atime in order to gain access to auser account or system, C Cipher: a cryptographic algorithm Used in the encryption and decryption process Cookie: A file used to store information about a website that can be read Should the user ever visit the site again Cyber Attack: an attack on a system using malware to compromise its security. Usually in order to gai aceess to steal information or demand a ransom, Cyber Bullying: when an individual, ‘or group of individuals, threaten of post negative and derogatory messages or doctored images of Fomeane onlin. D Data Encryption Standard (DES)?A popular method of data encryption using privat cere) ey, there ae 72,000,00,000,000,00 (72 Guadrlton ox more possible encryption Key that ean be sed Decryption: the process of tansforming an enerypted message into ts origina ext frm Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) demitansed zone (MZ) or perimeter network s@ network area {subnetwork that sts between an organisation's internal network and an external network, usualy the Internet. DMZ’'s help to enable the layered security model in that they provide subnetwork segmentation based on security requirements or policy. DMZ’s provide either a transit. mechanism from a secure source to an insecure destination or from an insecure source to a more secure destination, Denial of Service (DoS): Prevention of authorised access to a system ornetwark. Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP): « lan of action used to restore Systems in the event ofa disaster Distributed Denial of Service {DD0S): A type of Dos attack using ‘multiple attacking systems to amplify the amount of network traffic, thereby flooding and swamping the target systems ornetwarks, Domain Name System (DNS): the ‘domain name system (ONS) isthe way that Internet domain names are located and translated into intemmet Protocol addresses. domain name isa meaningful and casyto remember handle’ fer an Internet adress. E Encryption: The process of securing data by transforming it into Something unreadable using cryptographic means, Ethern : Communication architecture for wired local area networks, F \gerprinting: Used by hackers and security experts to send packets toasystem in order to see how it responds, usually to determine the operating system and security measures. Firewall: hardware or sofware layer designed to prevent unauthorised aceess to or from a computer or hetwork to another computer or network Flooding: & malware attack that causes an eventual failure ofa system by Bombardingit witha continuous stream of data G Gateway: A network point that acts as ‘the door into another network H Hacker: Someone who violates or circumvents a computer security measure, Can be used for malicious purposes or legitimately to test a System's vulnerabilities HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the protocol used by the World Wide ‘eb (Internet) that defines how messages are sent, received and read by browsers and other ‘connected software layers. HTTPS: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, an encrypted and far more secure version of HTTP. Internet Protocol Address (IP): 4 standard used by servers land machines to connect to each other and form an individual identity Tor each connected device Internet Service Provider (ISP): ‘company that provides internet fccoss to businesses snd Fesidental addresses IP Spoofing: 4 form of attack where a evice provides a false IP address to a server or network K Key Logger: a type of malware that can record key presses ae text file and send that file to a remote Source. Once obtained, the hacker can then see what keys you've pressed. L Local Area Network (LAN): ‘Communications network inking multiple devices in a defined, ited location, such asa home or office, Logie Bomb: A type of malware that's ‘dormant until a predefined time ‘when it explodes and runs or injects malicious code into a system, M Malicious Code: software that’s ‘designed to circumvent security measures and gain unauthorised ‘access to a system, Malware: A generic term to describe different types of malicious code, N Network: & group of linked computers ‘or devices that can share resources ‘and communicate with each other. P Password: Asecret security measure used to access a protected resource and authenticate access. Phishing: method used by cyber ‘criminals to obtain information from 3 user by baiting them with fake ‘emails oF messages. PIN: Personal identification Number, used as a form of autheatiation ‘access to a system, resource oF User account R Ransomware: 4 type of malware that locks, or encrypts al files on a system until a raneom is paid and the unlock code is entered. Rootkit: set of tools used by a hacker 10 mask ther intrusion and obtain administrator access to system. S ‘Sandbox: & system architecture ‘designed to test code ina secure land safe environment without it atfecting the host system, ( Glossary of Terms cl Spoofing: an attempt to gain unauthorised access ‘Spyware: A type of malware that spies ‘ona users activites or system and reports back toa remate system. T Trojan Horse: A type of malware ‘designed as a useful program butin realty hides some malicious code ‘Two-Factor Authentication: ‘uthorisation of access to a system fr resource through a username} password combination as well as another form of authorisation, such 35 PIN code. V Virus: a type of malware designed for ‘multiple purposes to spread and infect as many computer systems as possible. Usually destructive but can be used to grind a system to a halt by using up alo ts available resources. VPN: virtual Private Network, a secure ‘tunnel between two systems using advanced encryption methods to protect the communications Between systems. Ww Wi-Fi: Awireless network standard between connected systems, Worm: Atype of malware that can replicate itself and spread through ‘other systems consuming resources and contents destructively Z Zero Day: Described asthe day anew ‘security vulnerability is discovered, ‘one that has no fix or patch yet to stopit. Zombie(s): A computer that's infectes with malware and connected toa network or the Intemet and used to spread its infection to other ‘computers. 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Leam how to remove a virus or malware from a Windows 10 PC, how to check which Windows, programs are communicating with the Internet and even how to block access to websites There's more to modemn security protection than simply having an up-to-date virus scanner installed in Windows 10. Learn how to secure your home network, secure Windows 10 laptops and even other wireless devices. We look at how Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) can improve your security and how you can take measures to protect yourself from scams, and when using social media. Having knowledge of how online threats works. important to parents or guardians; our children are constantly at risk the moment they step into the online world, With this book we help you recognise the danger signs and together with practical tips and, advice from the likes of Childline and the NSPCC, you can learn how to protect your child’s online presence,