computer networks

This timely guide reminds readers of their legal rights and responsibilities online. Reviewed by legal experts, it outlines the laws of cyberspace and some of the common activities and practices that can trip up young Web users. It also offers readers an overview of what to expect if they or someone they know gets into legal trouble, including what happens in court and what their rights are. Real-life events help explain what can happen when the law is disregarded. It also highlights some perhaps surprising legal parameters, in hopes of keeping readers mindful of safe, responsible, and legal Internet use.

"Looks at how computer technology has changed the way we work, communicate, learn, and have fun. The World Wide Web, search engines, email, and social media have all become part of our everyday lives. Online security is a key area of focus, and advice is included on staying safe online. "Stretch Yourself" features give practical activities for readers to try to help reinforce learning and are not linked to specific software or operating systems. "True Story" features give real-world anecdotes from the world of information technology. "Computer Hero" features look at the groundbreaking scientists that paved the way for digital technology today"--Provided by publisher.

Explains how computer networks link computers and other devices to the Internet and each other.

Provides information on computer hacking and hacking as a career in the security department of a company or government agency.

Presents varying perspectives on technology and cloud computing, providing readers with a thorough overview of the issues. Includes organizations to contact.

Provides information on cybersecurity, discussing the central issues, how cybersecurity works, and why it is important.

Fun projects and great ideas for using the Internet to explore the world.

In 2000, an unknown attacker brought down the websites of Amazon, CNN, Dell, E-TRADE, eBay, and Yahoo!, inciting panic from Silicon Valley to the White House. The FBI, police, and independent security experts launched a manhunt as President Clinton convened a cyber security summit to discuss how best to protect America's information infrastructure from future attacks. Then, after hundreds of hours of wiretapping, law enforcement officials executed a late-night raid and came face-to-face with the most wanted man in cyberspace: a fifteen-year-old whose username was "Mafiaboy." Despite requests from every major media outlet, that young man, Michael Calce, has never spoken publicly about his crimes-until now. Equal parts true-crime thriller and expos?, Mafiaboy will take you on an electrifying tour of the fast-evolving twenty-first-century world of hacking-from disruptions caused by teens like Calce to organized crime and other efforts with potentially catastrophic results. It also includes a guide to protecting yourself online.

Looks at how the current generation of Internet users influence various areas of society, such as commerce, marketing, entertainment, education, and culture.

A reference guide to networking, featuring nine minibooks that provide an introduction to networking, and cover network building, administration and security, TCP/1P and the Internet, wireless networking, Windows server 2008, other Windows servers, Linux networking, and telecommunications, convergence, and mobile devices.