Keylogging in the Digital Age: Techniques, Threats and Countermeasures

Loga Prabakar V. S., Mohamed Aathil A., Nishanth Rajendiran, Philip James, J. Dhanasekar, V. Gurunathan

2025

Abstract

A keylogger, also known as a keystroke or system monitor, is a powerful technology used in particular to monitor and record every keystroke typed on a specific device. The Usage Of keyloggers is primarily for keystrokes monitoring (i.e.) can be used for stealing sensitive data and for monitoring in unethical terms. This paper discusses various keylogging techniques, the potential ethical implications, and provides an overview of different types of password attacks and prevention and detection techniques to mitigate keylogger attacks and data theft.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

S. L., A. M., Rajendiran N., James P., Dhanasekar J. and Gurunathan V. (2025). Keylogging in the Digital Age: Techniques, Threats and Countermeasures. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Research and Development in Information, Communication, and Computing Technologies - ICRDICCT`25; ISBN 978-989-758-777-1, SciTePress, pages 735-742. DOI: 10.5220/0013943000004919

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icrdicct`2525,
author={Loga S. and Mohamed A. and Nishanth Rajendiran and Philip James and J. Dhanasekar and V. Gurunathan},
title={Keylogging in the Digital Age: Techniques, Threats and Countermeasures},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Research and Development in Information, Communication, and Computing Technologies - ICRDICCT`25},
year={2025},
pages={735-742},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013943000004919},
isbn={978-989-758-777-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Research and Development in Information, Communication, and Computing Technologies - ICRDICCT`25
TI - Keylogging in the Digital Age: Techniques, Threats and Countermeasures
SN - 978-989-758-777-1
AU - S. L.
AU - A. M.
AU - Rajendiran N.
AU - James P.
AU - Dhanasekar J.
AU - Gurunathan V.
PY - 2025
SP - 735
EP - 742
DO - 10.5220/0013943000004919
PB - SciTePress