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"Own Your Space": Microsoft free teen security guide
From: "Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 13:21:11 -0800
OK, I've had a quick read through the guide at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=87583728-ef14- 4703-a649-0fd34bd19d13&displayLang=en or http://is.gd/f2PLI Nice try, Microsoft. Thank you for the resource. Needs more work. Pros and cons: + It's free. (Although it does seem to be a PDF version of an actual book, published by 100 Page Press. U$19.99/C$24.99.) + It covers a wide range of topics. Coverage of many major threats. - It's too big. 266 pages. Teens aren't going to read the whole thing. - It's sloppy. Research (or writing) is careless. Teens who rely on this may have a very twisted view of what actually happens. + It's not Microsoft specific. At least, not *too* Microsoft specific. Screenshots are all from Windows, but, in the browser section, not only mentions Firefox and Chrome, but also notes how to secure them. - It's too technical. And not technical enough. Gets into firewalls and wireless networks. Yes, it's good to know the associated dangers, but then it doesn't really provide enough information to protect yourself effectively in all situations (and, really, how could you?) These sections seem pretty pointless. Bottom line: nice to have the resource available, good awareness material for motivated teens, unreliable, not likely to be greatly helpful for the overall population. ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) rslade () vcn bc ca slade () victoria tc ca rslade () computercrime org If you take life too seriously you won't get to laugh along with everybody else when you fail. victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm blog.isc2.org/isc2_blog/slade/index.html http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/ http://www.infosecbc.org/links http://twitter.com/rslade _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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