Key Logger
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
A program designed to record which keys are pressed on a computer keyboard used to obtain passwords or encryption keys and thus bypass other security measures.
MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Senses
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon
Software or hardware that tracks keystrokes and keyboard events, usually surreptitiously / secretly, to monitor actions by the user of an information system.
ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
Software used to record all keystrokes on a computer
Classifications
Entity Type
Threat92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- alternatephrasing
- Keylogger
- plural
- Key LoggersKeyloggers
- possessive
- Key Logger'sKeylogger's
- pluralpossessive
- Key Loggers'Keyloggers'