Overview Of Internet Security

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Essentially, there are three separate issues relating to security on the Internet:

1. Internet Commerce Security (credit card security)
2. Personal Information Security (related to use of 'cookies')
3. System and Data Integrity Security (Virus protection)

Some people would also include the issue of preventing their children from viewing undesirable content on the Net in this subject heading, but in my opinion, that subject is not a security issue, but a matter of personal taste and parental control. There are plenty of software solutions available to permit parents to filter the content obtainable by their children. For more information on this subject, visit:

http://guide-p.infoseek.com/Internet_content_filters