Glossary

Easter Egg

An unexpected ‘feature’ built into a computer program by the author

Eavesdropping

listening to the information as it is transmitted over the air

Elevation of privilege

When a user (particularly a malicious user) gains more access rights than they normally have.

Email attachment

See 'attachments'

Email filter

Software that scans incoming email for spam or other unwanted material and filters it accordingly

Encryption

The process of converting data into cipher text to prevent it from being understood by an unauthorized party.

Escrow

When money or other assets are held by a trusted third party pending completion of a transaction