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Overview

  Day One

       The Wild, Wild, Web.

        Unsecured Base of the Internet

        Assume No Security

        Encryption

        Basic Encryption

        Know Who you are talking to

       Rambling Notes

       Day Two - Rambling Notes1

       Day Two - Rambling Notes2

       Reference Material

       Course Evaluation

Reference

• Phishing
• How Encryption (SSL) Works
• Certificate Authority
• Network Firewall

• Microsoft - Working with Internet Explorer 6 Security Settings
• Microsoft - Internet Explorer 6 Security and Privacy
• Microsoft - Managing Cookies
• WindowsNetworking.com - New Security Features in IE 7
• cnet.com - Internet Explorer 7 vs. Firefox 2
• gunnars.net - How to configure Mozilla's and Netscape 7.1's privacy and security features
• Mozilla - Secure browsing and E-Mail tips
• firewallguide.com - Internet Security Overview - Many useful links.
• International Engineering Consortium - Internet Security Overview
• Microsoft - Protect personal information
• CERT - Home Network Security
• searchfinancialsecurity.techtarget.com - Security controls needed when collecting personal information
• US-CERT - How Anonymous Are You?
• Network World - TJX gets 20 years of FTC scrutiny for security failures
• ssa.gov - Identity Theft And Your Social Security Number
• Visa.com - Common Frauds
• Musings on Information Security
• Card data stolen from grocery chain
• eHow.com - How to Use Internet Explorer's Security Features

			http://www.upenn.edu/computing/security/advisories/frauds_scams.php
			http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/privacy/story/0,10801,110389,00.html
			http://www.computerworld.com/news/special/pages/0,10911,3888,00.html
			http://blogs.computerworld.com/kelly
			
			
			

Wikipedia has received a bad wrap that may not be fully deserved. One of its biggest strengths is also a very big weakness. Anyone can create or change a Wikipedia article. This means that if you know something about a topic, you can help to make Wikipedia a more accurate reference site. However, for topics that are controversial, different groups may keep changing the answer to suit their view. This is not very likely to affect basic reference articles, but should be kept in mind when relying on ANYTHING found on the Internet. Anyone, anywhere, can say anything using the Internet.

I find another useful site for Computer terminology is Webopedia . The explainations at Webopedia are a little more basic. Ultimately, Both of these sites are useful, but a good search engine such as Google or Yahoo can be your best resource.