Shoulder surfing

Eyes on the prize

Shoulder surfing

This often requires the attacker to be nearby the person they are trying to steal from however cameras could be used if has a view of the screen.

This is often used to steal pin codes, usernames, passwords etc

Shoulder surfing is the act of physically looking at sensitive information being input.

What is shoulder surfing?

• use password managers so you can avoid typing them

• Only input personal data in private and secure locations

• Physically cover what you are typing in public

There are some very simple solutions to prevent this becoming a problem:

How to prevent shoulder surfing