Keystroke logging is the action of tracking (or logging) the keys struck on a keyboard, typically in a
covert manner so that the person using the keyboard is unaware that their actions are being
monitored.
How will you defend against hardware keyloggers when using public computers and Internet
Kiosks? (Select 4 answers)
A.
Alternate between typing the login credentials and typing characters somewhere else in the
focus window
B.
Type a wrong password first,later type the correct password on the login page defeating the
keylogger recording
C.
Type a password beginning with the last letter and then using the mouse to move the cursor for
each subsequent letter.
D.
The next key typed replaces selected text portion. E.g. if the password is “secret”,one could
type “s”,then some dummy keys “asdfsd”.
Then these dummies could be selected with mouse,and next character from the password “e” is
typed,which replaces the dummies
“asdfsd”
E.
The next key typed replaces selected text portion. E.g. if the password is “secret”,one could
type “s”,then some dummy keys “asdfsd”.
Then these dummies could be selected with mouse,and next character from the password “e” is
typed,which replaces the dummies
“asdfsd”
C is the right Ans.
use of OSK is the best way to securely enter the password as key loggers not capture the on scree keyboard OSK.