This book is dedicated to every teen who takes the time to learn about security and how to stay safe and be smart online. We also want to thank all of the teens joining this project and the teens who originally inspired this book—Eric and Douglas. Linda McCarthy was inspired to write the first edition of Own Your Space when the two teenagers in her house managed to destroy what she thought was a pretty darn secure home computer network. Linda was more inspired when she realized that Douglas and Eric weren’t looking to break things or even trying to impress her when. | Edited by Linda McCarthy and Denise Weldon-Siviy page press Smart Books for Smart People The author and publisher have taken care in the preparation of this book but make no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the use of the information or programs contained herein. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Publisher Linda McCarthy Editor in Chief Denise Weldon-Siviy Managing Editor Linda McCarthy Cover designer Alan Clements Cover artist Nina Matsumoto Interior artist Heather Dixon Web design Eric Tindall and Ngenworks Indexer Joy Dean Lee Interior design and composition Kim Scott Bumpy Design Content distribution Keith Watson The publisher offers printed discounts on this book when ordered in quantity for bulk purchases or special sales which may include electronic versions and or custom covers and content particular to your business training goals marketing focus and branding interests. For more information please contact . Corporate and Education Sales 510 220-8865 Except where otherwise noted content in this publication is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works United States License available at http licenses by-sa us legalcode. ISBN 978-0-615-37366-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-publication Data McCarthy Linda Own your space keep yourself and your stuff safe online Linda McCarthy. ISBN 978-0-615-37366-9 electronic 1. Computer security. 2. Computers and children. 3. Internet and teenagers. 4. Computer networks-Security measures. I. Title. Visit us on the Web Download free electronic versions of the book from MySpace http ownyourspace and Facebook http and from Own Your Space http rev .
