Why me? Minimizing your Internet Exposure

As the Internet community becomes more skilled in their use of attack tools, we are seeing an increase in the number and severity of Internet attacks. Internet neophytes and professionals alike are asking the same question 'There are hundreds of thousands of computers on the Internet why was my computer attacked?' This paper will be an overview analysis on some tactics you can use to reduce visibility as a cyber-target. The intended audience is not for the enterprise security professional but for the home user and small to mid sized businesses that do not have large dollars allocated for IT security.