Glossary: Modern Vulnerabilities, Malware and Physical Attacks

Keylogger

Also written: software keylogger, hardware keylogger

Malware or a device that records keystrokes to steal passwords and card numbers. A hardware keylogger, like the plug on the shared shipping computer's cable, cannot be found by any software scan.

Where the book teaches it

Chapter 4: Malware, part 2: viruses, rootkits, keyloggers, logic bombs and fileless malware
Chapter 5: Physical attacks

Related terms

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