What Is Shoulder Surfing?
Have you ever wondered why PIN pads at grocery stores often have a protective shield surrounding the buttons? It’s to prevent an attack called “shoulder surfing.” Shoulder surfing is a method of information theft in which the perpetrator watches the victim from nearby to see any information they type or view on their screens. Keep reading to learn why shoulder surfing is a threat to cybersecurity and how to protect your private information from this form of attack.