Recover Your Data, Protect Your Identity
This volume contains two complete works: “Data Recovery” and “Identity Theft in the Cyber Age.”

Data Recovery:
One of the greatest fears of anyone using a computer, smartphone, or tablet is the loss of their data. But there is hope, even in the worst situations. This book, written by a long-time computer science professor, department chair, and author, shows how the very complexity of modern computing devices helps make data recovery possible.

Most “lost” data can be recovered easily by the average user. The book contains numerous simple examples that illustrate the step-by-step data recovery process for the most popular computer operating systems and software. We’ll also show you how to help recover your lost data from smartphones and tablets, as well as any data you may have stored in “the cloud.”

In some cases, the problems are more complex than can reasonably be resolved by the typical user. The book also provides information on how to tell if you need expert help to solve your data recovery problems - and you’ll have enough technical background information how to judge the capability of that supposedly expert help to make sure that the data is recovered as much as humanly possible.

Identity Theft in the Cyber Age:
Do you know how to protect your vital identity information when you use computers for your banking, credit card transactions, and everyday purchases? What about when you are using email, web surfing, texting, or social networking? If you don't, then Identity Theft in the Cyber Age is the book for you.

This easy-to-understand book, intended for the general, non-specialist reader, will tell you what to do and what to avoid when preparing your taxes; going to a bank, pharmacy, or doctor; shopping in person; traveling; or using any kind of electronic commerce. You’ll learn about the most common security weaknesses of modern banking and e-commerce software and when to avoid using certain software systems, the tell-tale signs of potentially insecure transmission of your data, and how to avoid the dangerous practice of “Pameiob.” You'll learn how you have to protect yourself from the kinds of identity theft that can occur even if YOU never do any online shopping.
This book is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide that is dedicated to keeping your assets and identity safe while navigating this dangerous world. The book is based on the author's experiences as a long-term identity theft consultant and lecturer and computer scientist. Major topics in this complex subject are illustrated by case studies describing the personal experiences of some of the author's friends and acquaintances, and by experiences of some prominent public figures. You'll learn about the potential profit margins that make cybercrime so appealing to criminals - and why such crime is so hard to prosecute.
In this book you will learn just how pervasive the crime of identity theft is, and how you are at risk even if you don't do any online banking or make any online purchases using a credit card. We'll discuss some simple strategies that can help you cope with the side effects of the increase in digital information that is already available to potential identity thieves.

There are four main chapters. Chapter 1 is entitled "Identity Theft: How Bad Is It?" and provides an overview of this all too common problem.
Chapter two, entitled "Identity Theft: How Vulnerable are You?," provides examples of actual cases of the most common types of identity theft that occur today.
The third chapter is entitled "Protect Yourself From Identity Theft" and contains a set of strategies that can be used to greatly reduce the chances of you suffering identity theft.
The fourth chapter is entitled "What To Do If You Are An Identity Victim." It provides a set of overall strategies and specific actions you should take if you are the victim of identity theft.
There are three appendices providing contact information, checklists, and recovery information.
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Recover Your Data, Protect Your Identity
This volume contains two complete works: “Data Recovery” and “Identity Theft in the Cyber Age.”

Data Recovery:
One of the greatest fears of anyone using a computer, smartphone, or tablet is the loss of their data. But there is hope, even in the worst situations. This book, written by a long-time computer science professor, department chair, and author, shows how the very complexity of modern computing devices helps make data recovery possible.

Most “lost” data can be recovered easily by the average user. The book contains numerous simple examples that illustrate the step-by-step data recovery process for the most popular computer operating systems and software. We’ll also show you how to help recover your lost data from smartphones and tablets, as well as any data you may have stored in “the cloud.”

In some cases, the problems are more complex than can reasonably be resolved by the typical user. The book also provides information on how to tell if you need expert help to solve your data recovery problems - and you’ll have enough technical background information how to judge the capability of that supposedly expert help to make sure that the data is recovered as much as humanly possible.

Identity Theft in the Cyber Age:
Do you know how to protect your vital identity information when you use computers for your banking, credit card transactions, and everyday purchases? What about when you are using email, web surfing, texting, or social networking? If you don't, then Identity Theft in the Cyber Age is the book for you.

This easy-to-understand book, intended for the general, non-specialist reader, will tell you what to do and what to avoid when preparing your taxes; going to a bank, pharmacy, or doctor; shopping in person; traveling; or using any kind of electronic commerce. You’ll learn about the most common security weaknesses of modern banking and e-commerce software and when to avoid using certain software systems, the tell-tale signs of potentially insecure transmission of your data, and how to avoid the dangerous practice of “Pameiob.” You'll learn how you have to protect yourself from the kinds of identity theft that can occur even if YOU never do any online shopping.
This book is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide that is dedicated to keeping your assets and identity safe while navigating this dangerous world. The book is based on the author's experiences as a long-term identity theft consultant and lecturer and computer scientist. Major topics in this complex subject are illustrated by case studies describing the personal experiences of some of the author's friends and acquaintances, and by experiences of some prominent public figures. You'll learn about the potential profit margins that make cybercrime so appealing to criminals - and why such crime is so hard to prosecute.
In this book you will learn just how pervasive the crime of identity theft is, and how you are at risk even if you don't do any online banking or make any online purchases using a credit card. We'll discuss some simple strategies that can help you cope with the side effects of the increase in digital information that is already available to potential identity thieves.

There are four main chapters. Chapter 1 is entitled "Identity Theft: How Bad Is It?" and provides an overview of this all too common problem.
Chapter two, entitled "Identity Theft: How Vulnerable are You?," provides examples of actual cases of the most common types of identity theft that occur today.
The third chapter is entitled "Protect Yourself From Identity Theft" and contains a set of strategies that can be used to greatly reduce the chances of you suffering identity theft.
The fourth chapter is entitled "What To Do If You Are An Identity Victim." It provides a set of overall strategies and specific actions you should take if you are the victim of identity theft.
There are three appendices providing contact information, checklists, and recovery information.
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Recover Your Data, Protect Your Identity

by Ronald J. Leach
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This volume contains two complete works: “Data Recovery” and “Identity Theft in the Cyber Age.”

Data Recovery:
One of the greatest fears of anyone using a computer, smartphone, or tablet is the loss of their data. But there is hope, even in the worst situations. This book, written by a long-time computer science professor, department chair, and author, shows how the very complexity of modern computing devices helps make data recovery possible.

Most “lost” data can be recovered easily by the average user. The book contains numerous simple examples that illustrate the step-by-step data recovery process for the most popular computer operating systems and software. We’ll also show you how to help recover your lost data from smartphones and tablets, as well as any data you may have stored in “the cloud.”

In some cases, the problems are more complex than can reasonably be resolved by the typical user. The book also provides information on how to tell if you need expert help to solve your data recovery problems - and you’ll have enough technical background information how to judge the capability of that supposedly expert help to make sure that the data is recovered as much as humanly possible.

Identity Theft in the Cyber Age:
Do you know how to protect your vital identity information when you use computers for your banking, credit card transactions, and everyday purchases? What about when you are using email, web surfing, texting, or social networking? If you don't, then Identity Theft in the Cyber Age is the book for you.

This easy-to-understand book, intended for the general, non-specialist reader, will tell you what to do and what to avoid when preparing your taxes; going to a bank, pharmacy, or doctor; shopping in person; traveling; or using any kind of electronic commerce. You’ll learn about the most common security weaknesses of modern banking and e-commerce software and when to avoid using certain software systems, the tell-tale signs of potentially insecure transmission of your data, and how to avoid the dangerous practice of “Pameiob.” You'll learn how you have to protect yourself from the kinds of identity theft that can occur even if YOU never do any online shopping.
This book is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide that is dedicated to keeping your assets and identity safe while navigating this dangerous world. The book is based on the author's experiences as a long-term identity theft consultant and lecturer and computer scientist. Major topics in this complex subject are illustrated by case studies describing the personal experiences of some of the author's friends and acquaintances, and by experiences of some prominent public figures. You'll learn about the potential profit margins that make cybercrime so appealing to criminals - and why such crime is so hard to prosecute.
In this book you will learn just how pervasive the crime of identity theft is, and how you are at risk even if you don't do any online banking or make any online purchases using a credit card. We'll discuss some simple strategies that can help you cope with the side effects of the increase in digital information that is already available to potential identity thieves.

There are four main chapters. Chapter 1 is entitled "Identity Theft: How Bad Is It?" and provides an overview of this all too common problem.
Chapter two, entitled "Identity Theft: How Vulnerable are You?," provides examples of actual cases of the most common types of identity theft that occur today.
The third chapter is entitled "Protect Yourself From Identity Theft" and contains a set of strategies that can be used to greatly reduce the chances of you suffering identity theft.
The fourth chapter is entitled "What To Do If You Are An Identity Victim." It provides a set of overall strategies and specific actions you should take if you are the victim of identity theft.
There are three appendices providing contact information, checklists, and recovery information.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940149109845
Publisher: AfterMath
Publication date: 03/18/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 450
File size: 6 MB

About the Author

Ronald J. Leach recently retired as Professor and Chair Emeritus from the Department of Systems and Computer Science at Howard University, where he had taught since 1969. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Maryland at College Park and the M. S. degree in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include distributed systems, performance modeling and capacity planning; and most areas of software engineering, especially software reuse, fault-tolerance, and software performance measurement and their empirical foundations. Some of his current work includes the application of computing to the social sciences, especially in the area of name matching within historical documents, using both his computer search skills and genealogical knowledge. He is an experienced cruise ship lecturer, with special emphasis on identity theft and computer forensics.

Dr. Leach is the author of seven print books: Using C in Software Design, Academic Press, Advanced Topics in UNIX, John Wiley; Object-Oriented Design and Programming in C++, Academic Press, Software Reuse: Methods, Models, and Costs, McGraw-Hill, Introduction to Software Engineering, CRC Press, Genealogy for the Information Age, Disruptive Publishing, and Relative Genealogy, Disruptive Publishing.

Dr. Leach has offered technical training and seminars on software reuse, reengineering, and testing on three continents. He is also the author or co-author of more than one hundred technical papers.

His well-received lectures on identity theft have been heard by more than 3,500 people.
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