Hardware Keyloggers, A Sophisticated Technology

Have you ever thought of tracking records of each and every activity performed by a computer operator on a computer? Well, this deal is possible now as hardware keyloggers have been introduced in the market recently. It is nothing but a small hardware device to be installed in the computer. The main function of this device is to track the activity of a person over the keyboard of a computer. Its key logging capacity   capture all the key strokes of a person soon after the device switches on. Hardware key logger comes with its own internal memory in which it stores all the record tracked by it including private passwords.

Comprising of hardware keylogger

A hardware keylogger consists of a micro controller and a non volatile memory like flash memory etc. The micro controlling unit works to process the data and transfer it onto the flash memory. The memory of non volatile form stores the data even after the power go off. Often, the recording in the flash memory can be retrieved by entering certain password on to the text editor of the computer. The memory of the key logging device varies from a few KBs to many GBs.  Every time the device records key strokes, it utilizes the required no. of bytes of the memory. The range of memory depends on the choice of the user.

Utility of hardware keyloggers over software keyloggers

Like hardware keyloggers, software key loggers are also available in market but they are considered to be lesser useful than the hardware key loggers. Actually, more often key logging devices are used to track one’s activity on keyboard as a part of the detection so it is required that the fact of key stoke tracking should be hidden from the computer operator. Software key loggers need certain software to be run and installed in the computer; thus there are many chances that the person operating the computer can find out that his or her key stroking is being detected. On other hand, hardware key loggers are free from the requirement of installing any software etc. so it cannot be detected by the computer operator or even programmer. That’s why they are beneficial over the software keyloggers. 

Advantages of hardware keylogger

One can utilize a hardware keylogger in order to track the activities of its employees or children or even wife, if it suspects something is going wrong. The primary use of hardware key logger can be transformed as a watch guard for your children to know whether they are going on a wrong track. The exclusive mechanism of hard ware key logger to record key strokes helps you to keep the copy of online chatting, e mails and messages safe for your observation. Similarly, If you suspect that your wife is a back stabber for you, this key logger can reveal truth before you, even arrange a proof for you to catch back stabbers red handed, and further consequences will be avoided.

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