Virus Protection & Disk Backup

CS 82.51: Virus Protection & Disk Backup

© 2010 Eric Skagerberg (All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced in printed or electronic format without the express permission of the author.)
Adjunct Instructor, Computer & Information Sciences Department
Santa Rosa Junior College, California

Page last updated 31 July, 2010.

Welcome to the Virus Protection & Disk Backup course! Your instructor also broadcasts this course live online from the classroom (see below), and will later put recordings of the lectures on the course web page.

Syllabus

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	Santa Rosa Section 9072 July 24 & 31
Your CATE Student Check-In: If you haven't done so already, set up your CATE system (Center for Advanced Technology in Education) user name and CATE password to add yourself to the electronic class roster. You'll need it to reach the course material.	Check-in
Through CATE, you may connect to the live class session online, via the CCC Confer/Elluminate service. For directions, please see the Online Lecture Guide. · Includes Closed Captioning transcripts ("[CC]" button)	Live Online Session Recorded Lecture Session 07-24 (4.1 hours) Recorded Lecture Session 07-31 (4.2 hours)
Change CATE Password or E-mail: You can change your CATE password and e-mail address, but not your user name.	Password/E-mail
Gradebook: After the course ends, your scores will appear in your online Gradebook. Log in with your CATE user name and password.	Gradebook

Virus Protection (Enter your CATE user name & password)
- What is a Computer Virus?
- What is Malware?
- Virus Information:
  - Virus Timeline
  - Symantec AntiVirus Reserach Center
  - F-Secure Virus Information Centre
    - Virus Screenshots
  - Trend Micro Security Information
  - McAfee Virus Information Library
- Warning: Fake Anti-malware on the Web
- Computer System Vulnerability
  - Vulnerability Scorecard - Jeff Jones Security Blog
  - Mac OS X:
    - Mac easiest to hack, says $10,000 winner
    - Interview with hacker challenge winner
- The Essential Components:
  - Combination Internet security suites
    - Firewall Software: your first line of defense
    - Antivirus Software
    - Anti-Spyware
    - Anti-Phishing
  - Operating System Updates
- Rootkit Protection
- Facebook Security
- Clickjacking
- Disabling Windows Autorun
- Web Browser Security
- The Limited User Account option
- Online Safety for Your Family
- Hoaxes
- Web Browser Alternatives:
- Pop-Up and Ad Blockers
- Security Fixes
- Security Resources

Disk Backup (Enter your CATE user name & password)
- Backup Media
  - Backup Media Sizes
  - Storage Capacity Numbers: How big is a Gig?
  - External Hard Drives
  - Tape Drives
  - Recordable CD and DVD drives:
    - DVD Drives & Media
  - Internet Storage
  - RAID (Redundant Array of Independent/Inexpensive Disks)
  - Storage Reviews
  - Researchers Test Adhesive Tape as Storage Medium (True!)
- Folders to Back Up
- Backup Strategies
  - Types of Backups
    - Full Backups
    - Intermediate Backups
    - Illustrations
  - Differential
  - Incremental
- Backup Practice
  - Normal Backup
  - Incremental Backup
  - Restore
- Backup Software
  - Windows
  - Macintosh
  - Internet Backup Services
- System Recovery
- Articles
  - "Drive-Imaging: Beyond Backup"
  - "The State of Data Backup Protection"
  - "Not All Backup Software Is Created Equal"

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