Surviving a Cyberattack: Securing Social Media and Protecting Your Home - Paperback

by Shipley Todd (Author), Bowker Art (Author)

Surviving a Cyberattack: Securing Social Media and Protecting Your Home is a roadmap to navigating the internet with confidence.

This comprehensive guide addresses the ever-growing challenges users face in the online world. It explores various online risks, from social media scams and data breaches to online fraud. Recognizing these threats is crucial for protecting yourself, your loved ones, and even your small business. This hands-on reference equips you with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the online landscape safely. It covers essential topics like securing your router and social media accounts, protecting personal information, and mitigating risks for children and vulnerable adults. Additionally, it offers valuable insights on online shopping safety, responsible technology disposal, and surviving a cyberattack.

You'll learn about

• Safeguarding devices and how to master router configuration, identifying IoT risks, and creating impenetrable defenses.
• Navigating social media and securing accounts, understanding privacy settings, and banishing social media scams.
• Protecting your children and how to foster responsible online habits, managing their digital access, and keeping them safe from harm.
• Securing a small business and shielding data from cyberattacks, avoiding business scams, and ensuring responsible social media use.
• Caring for vulnerable family members and protecting them from online predators, managing their digital accounts, and handling sensitive topics like digital estate planning.
• Bouncing back from attacks and learning how to properly use data backup practices, understand reporting procedures, and emerge stronger from any digital mishap.

Author Biography

Todd G. Shipley is an American cybersecurity expert, author, and entrepreneur as well as a retired law enforcement Senior Detective Sergeant. He is a former President of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA) and was the 2023 recipient of the HTCIA Lifetime Achievement Award. He holds several technology investigations certifications and has managed law enforcement high technology training for commercial and non-profit entities. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Chief Master Sergeant and is a combat veteran. He regularly trains and speaks internationally on Cybercrime and Dark web investigations and was featured as an expert on Internet investigations in the documentary "Deep Web" by Alex Winter. He has co-authored cybercrime investigation books and articles.

Art Bowker is a well-known American author and specialist in cybercrime investigations related to corrections, including pretrial, probation, and parole. He has co-authored two cutting-edge books on cyber-investigations and is a lifetime member of the High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA). In 2008, he served as the International President of the organization. Bowker's writings on cybercrime have been published in various publications such as the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Federal Probation, and the American Probation and Parole Association's (APPA) Perspectives. He has received numerous awards and accolades throughout his career, including the Richard F. Doyle Award from the Federal Probation and Pretrial Officers Association (FPPOA), the Thomas E. Gahl Line Officer of the Year Award, the Sam Houston State University Award from the APPA and the HTCIA Lifetime Achievement Award.