[techtalk] Layman's Guides to Computer Security

[jenn at simegen.com]

I've been gradually writing a set of lay person's guides to
computer security. I just put the networking one up today -
something (can't think what!) prompted me to get on (not off!)
my duff and finish it.[1]

These are available on my professional home page, at
	http://www.cyber.com.au/users/jenn/

Please feel free to take a look, provide criticism or advice,
and/or use them as learning tools.

Two notes:
1. I am deliberately avoiding providing specifics, because I
want these to be general guidelines regardless of system, and
because I don't want them to date quickly.
2. Yes, I'm using 'layman' rather than 'lay person'. I needed
SOMETHING to signify that they're aimed at people who aren't
computer specialists, and 'for dummies' and 'idiots guide to'
always strikes me as insulting.
Given that layman doesn't seem to be in common usage either,
I didn't want to mangle it. If anyone has a better idea for
a name....



Jenn V.

[1] Idiomatic English: a common phrase is 'get off my butt and
do <something>'. When writing or programming, however, one usually
seems to get *on* one's butt/ass/duff/bottom to do the work...
[2] Footnote 1 was provided because we have a lot of non-native
English speakers on the lists.
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             you miss out on by being a geek?" - Dancer.

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