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Educate your end users with this list of security products everyone should own

Overview This sample chapter, taken from Absolute Beginner's Guide to Security, Spam, Spyware & Viruses, discusses common computer security products on the market.

This sample chapter, taken from Absolute Beginner's Guide to Security, Spam, Spyware & Viruses, offers a roundup of some of the most common computer security products. The chapter covers the following topics:

Which Security Software Is Right for You?
Paid and Free Antivirus Programs
Paid and Free Anti-Spyware Programs
Firewalls and Anti-Spam Programs

Title: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Security, Spam, Spyware & Viruses
ISBN: 0789734591
Published: November 2005
Author: Andy Walker
Chapter: Chapter 12: Tools of the Trade: Security Products You Should Own
Published by Que

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	TechRepublic	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2006	Downloads	39
Format	Downloads
Topics	Network Security, Security Management

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