GC007 Geek Speak and Computer Security (part 1)

Published: Nov. 21, 2005, 5:15 a.m.

b'A recent survey has revealed that a significant number of personal computer users is so baffled by computer "geek" jargon that they don\'t take even simple security precautions in their computer usage. In this week\'s episode (and a bit more in next week\'s episode), I try to give everybody a basic grounding in jargon you\'ll run across in discussions of security threats to your computer usage. \\n\\nAlso, please check out the geekcounterpoint.net web site -- I\'ve drawn up a handy reference sheet of all the terms used in this episode and next week\'s followup episode as well.'