ITPEC IP October 2021 Question 35
ITPEC IP October 2021 — Question 35 of 100
A keylogger monitors and records keyboard input on a user's computer. It may be implemented as malicious software or a physical device and can capture passwords, messages, and other sensitive text as the victim types.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- observing a user's screen or keyboard from behind is shoulder surfing
- testing likely password words is a dictionary attack
- traveling while searching for accessible wireless LANs is wardriving
Key rule: The defining behavior of a keylogger is the covert capture of keystrokes at the input source.
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