Preventing Keylogger Threats

A keylogger is a specific type of software that is commonly embedded in spyware. A keylogger has the ability to record every keystroke that you make on your keyboard at any time.

Keystrokes are documented to a log file that can be transmitted to an unknown third party. Keyloggers can be used to capture user names, passwords, account numbers, social security numbers or any other confidential information that you type using your keyboard. Keylogger detection and prevention has become a priority for many organizations today.

Spyware removal products are available to help remove spyware programs from the desktop. However, it is critical to prevent any new programs from being installed and stop any remaining programs from sending proprietary information to unknown parties. Websense Web Security Suite helps protect organizations from keylogger threats and other potential risks stemming from spyware.

Websense Web Security Suite

Websense Web Security Suite is a leading web security solution that protects organizations from existing and emerging web-based threats. Through its industry-leading web security technology and the expertise of Websense Security Labs, Websense Web Security Suite identifies a host of security threats—including keyloggers, spyware, drive-by spyware, bots and bot network traffic, malcode, phishing and pharming—and blocks access at the internet gateway.

Unlike some solutions, it also stops spyware and keylogger backchannel communications from reaching their host servers.

Benefits of the Websense Web Security Suite product include:

• Block known threats before they reach the endpoint and alert on potential network threats
• Proactively discover web security threats
• Protect against web security threats before they reach the desktop
• Stop resident spyware and keyloggers from doing damage
• Lower the risk of intellectual property theft
• Block malicious HTTP traffic on all ports
• Swiftly alert when websites or brands are under attack and report web server vulnerabilities

Innovative Protection
In development for more than five years within Websense Security Labs and based on more than ten years of experience classifying the Web, Websense ThreatSeeker is the technological foundation for Websense's current security software portfolio and will provide an extra layer of intelligence in upcoming Websense security software, including data leakage prevention software that Websense plans to deliver in the first half of 2007.