Insecurity on the Net.

Brandt, D. Scott

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ERIC Number: EJ564183

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Insecurity on the Net.

Brandt, D. Scott

Computers in Libraries, v18 n3 p34-37 Mar 1998

Examines Internet security risks and how users can protect themselves. Discusses inadvertent bugs in software; programming problems with Common Gateway Interface (CGI); viruses; tracking of Web users; and preventing access to selected Web pages and filtering software. A glossary of Internet security-related terms is included. (AEF)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Security, Computer Software, Glossaries, Information Policy, Internet, Privacy, Programming, User Needs (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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