Chapter 10.5, Problem 7EGDQ

Explanation of Solution

General principles of computer usage:

The following are the general principles used to protect data from an unauthorized access.

Do not transmit valuable data unless it is encrypted:

Do not transmit the valuable data while using public wireless networks. If the data is not in the encrypted form, it can be easily accessible by anyone.

Do not visit or access unknown websites when using public wireless network:

The unsecured websites has the malicious activities that can affect user’s computer by using public wireless network.

Encrypt all the valuable data before storing it:

Encryption is the process to secure the data using a key...