Cybersafe: What You Need To Know To Safely Navigate The Internet - Paperback

by Frank Mosco (Author)

A TEXT BOOK FOR HOME OR SCHOOL. IDEAL FOR UPPER GRADE SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPUTER CLASSES. (This updated version now includes a section on Social Networking!) To the unfamiliar newcomer the Internet can be vast, confusing, unpredictably dangerous and can cost the cyber surfer dearly in terms of time, money, and even physical safety. "CYBERSAFE" is a guide for safe, knowledgable traveling through the vast and often intimidating World Wide Web. Clear and uncomplicated, it offers the newly introduced Internet user basic critical information on; - Getting on line safely - Learning the language of the PC/Internet world - Traveling & exploring the Internet safely - Privacy & Security on the Internet - Avoiding Fraud & Scams - Safely using the Internet for Investing - Dealing with Spam & other E-Mail threats - and more. Be you 6 or 60, CYBERSAFE is the must-have book to sit next to your computer! Material for this book was contributed and/or reviewed by the Federal Trade Commission, National Consumers League, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Federal Citizen Information Center, National Cyber Security Alliance, and Microsoft Corporation.