Free Online Security Courses

Mary Landesman offers two email based courses to help you understand how to protect your computer from viruses and other nasty stuff. The courses are not designed to make you a computer security expert, but they are designed to help you understand your computer better and to give you a basic understanding of how to protect it. The first course is a two part "Windows Basics" course which is just some background to teach you about files, extensions, and program associations. This course will give you the background you will need to understand the second course, "Introduction to Malware" which will help you understand what kinds of nasties are out there and how to keep your computer clean and safe. Go ahead and register for these great free courses.