About This BlogSecure Science Corporation is dedicated to computing security. This blog offers topics, advice, and alerts to educate and entertain. AuthorsLance JamesLance James is an American computer scientist, considered an expert on computer security techniques such as anti-phishing.
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Secure Science BlogMyths on Key-Logging (Virtual Keyboards)We've been dealing with phishing malware since 2003, and within the lifespan of phishing malware, the main method for collecting data is through what's dubbed "form-grabbing". This technique steals the submissions (POST) from the web client (IE or FireFox) when signing into a financial institution website.
Here is a powerpoint we put together focusing on why authentication systems such as Virtual Keyboards and Scramble Pads do not protect from almost all the phishing malware on the Internet today. |
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