Glossary Terms

The creator of PGP, which brought strong encryption to ordinary users.

A fake message or page that looks trustworthy and tries to get your data or money.

A character or mechanism that passes the output of one command into another.

The company you use to connect to the internet. It can see some network information about your traffic.

A command environment and scripting language used mainly on Windows.

Abusing an active login so the attacker can act as the logged-in user.

The information used to log in to a service, usually username, email, password, code, or security key.

A text interface where commands are typed for the computer.

The rule that an account or tool should have only the permissions it really needs.

A longer password made from words or a sentence. It is often easier to remember and stronger than a short complicated password.