Question

Brian was working at XSecurity, Inc., a computer software company, as a software programmer. He was very conscientious and sincere in his work, and always met deadlines for program delivery. Despite this, Milton, his boss, always harassed him, and gave him negative employment reviews. So, Brian decided, when the chance arose, to teach his boss a lesson.

At a recent security symposium that Brian attended, he heard a lecture on the use of keyloggers and their implications for an organization’s security. Afterward, Brian conceived a plan to use a keylogger to take revenge on his boss.

One day after a particularly long meeting, Milton took his lunch break late, and in his hurry to leave, forgot to lock his office. This provided the opportunity Brian was looking for, and he quickly entered Milton’s office to implant a hardware keylogger into the USB port on the back of Milton’s computer, where it would not be noticed.

1. What kind of information could Brian get from the keylogger?
2. How could he use this information to harm Milton?
3. What could the consequences be for Brian’s actions, if discovered?

Answer 1

a) With help of keylogger Brian will get Milton personal information. It is can be used track personal and sensitive information, such as bank and credit account numbers, passwords and corporate data, as Milton type it into the keyboard. That information can then be used by Brian blackmail his boss and keep his job safe.

b) With the information of bank account steal money and from social media account Brian can post or steal his information and make Milton to be in a bad situation of life.

c) If Brian is found cheating, he will lose his job be arrested by law officers and will have a possibility of spending more than 10 years in prison under anti-hacking law.