FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Keystroke logging, often referred to as keylogging or keyboard capturing, is the action of recording (logging) the keys struck on a keyboard, typically covertly, so that a person using the keyboard is unaware that their actions are being monitored.

Detailed explanation-2: -Keyboard hardware keyloggers can be placed in line with your keyboard’s connection cable or built into the keyboard itself. This is the most direct form of interception of your typing signals. Hidden camera keyloggers may be placed in public spaces like libraries to visually track keystrokes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Keyloggers are activity-monitoring software programs that give hackers access to your personal data. The passwords and credit card numbers you type, the webpages you visit – all by logging your keyboard strokes. The software is installed on your computer, and records everything you type.

Detailed explanation-4: -KEYLOGGER. Keyloggers secretly record what you type on your computer. Some employers use keyloggers to monitor employees, but cybercriminals use them too.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are two types of keyloggers, based on the method used to log keystrokes: software keyloggers and hardware keyloggers.