The Keyboard is the New Cyberwar Weapon

Isn't the computer the cyberwar weapon? And the target? The keyboard is a peripheral, and an old one at that. Touch panels, flash drives, rfid, wifi, and bluetooth are much newer.

If the keyboard is the new weapon, what was last week's weapon, the punchcard?

I agree. You are right and the internet seems to be the ultimate sewage repository for all that cyberware.

I was just telling someone this morning that there is more malware on the internet than all known human diseases.

and before that,... it was the pen, and quite effective.

It began long before 2008: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_pipeline_sabotage

Yes, it has been going on for a very long time. Now explain to me again why we want the "internet of things". Is it really so we can tell if there's soda in the dormitory lobby soda machine or is it so more malignant code can be hidden everywhere.

The keyboard could also be the target.

Keysweeper

Its developer, Samy Kamkar, describes it as a "stealthy Arduino-based device, camouflaged as a functioning USB wall charger, that wirelessly and passively sniffs, decrypts, logs and reports back (over GSM) all keystrokes from any Microsoft wireless keyboard in the vicinity."

It logs keystrokes online and locally, and the user can set up SMS alerts to be sent when certain trigger words, usernames or URLs are sent, to better identify passwords.

"If unplugged, KeySweeper continues to operate using its internal battery and auto-recharges upon repowering. A web based tool allows live keystroke monitoring."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqkmGG0biXc