• Convergence Security Journal
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.11-17
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• 2018

Hardware Keyloggers are available in a variety of modular keylogger products with small size and Wi-Fi communication capabilities that can be concealed inside the keyboard. Such keyloggers are more likely to leak important information and sensitive information from government, military, business and individuals because they are difficult to detect if they are used by a third party for malicious purposes. However, unlike software keyloggers, research on security solutions and detection methods are relatively small in number. This paper, we investigate security vulnerability caused by hardware keylogger and existing detection methods, and improve the detection possibility of modular hardware keylogger through non-destructive measurement methods, such as power consumption of keyboard, infrared temperature, and X-ray. Furthenmore, We propose a method that can be done with experimental results.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.15-23
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• 2011

In this paper, we propose a keyboard security method that is based on a subclassing. This method doesn't need an additional hardware and can be applied to Web browsers that do not support ActiveX controls. As the users of Web browsers such as Firefox, Safari, Chrome etc. are increased, it is more required to have the keyboard security methods that are based on software and don't use ActiveX controls. Thus we developed the user mode keyboard security method that is based on a subclassing with plugins. Our method doesn't need an additional hardware module and is interoperable with general kernel mode security programs.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2015.10a
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• pp.602-605
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• 2015

정보통신의 발달로 인해 우리의 삶을 풍요롭게 해주는 기술들이 많이 생겨났다. 그러나 기술의 발전을 악의적인 목적으로 사용하는 이들이 타인의 정보를 탈취하기 위한 도구를 만들었고, 키로거 역시 그러한 목적을 달성하기 위한 도구 중 하나로 이용되고 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 기존의 키로거를 소프트웨어 기반과 하드웨어 기반 키로거로 분류한 뒤 하드웨어 키로거의 특징을 언급한다. 그리고 마지막으로 기존의 탐지방법으로 탐지되지 않는 하드웨어 기반의 키로거의 탐지방법에 대해 설명한다.