Screen recording is a captured video, or a sequence of images, of what appears on a computer display. Unlike a static screenshot, it can preserve step-by-step context: menu choices, account names, notification pop-ups, file paths, and data entered into forms. That makes it useful for troubleshooting and training, but also risky because a short recording can expose sensitive interface content that users did not intend to share.
In cyber security, screen recordings matter because attackers and defenders both use them. Attackers may steal recordings from endpoints, messaging apps, or shared workspaces to collect credentials, internal dashboards, or workflow details. Defenders use them for incident review, user support, and evidence collection, but they should treat recordings as sensitive data and control where they are stored, who can access them, and whether they can be uploaded by automation. In agentic tools, a recording can become a data source that is routed into public repositories or other shared systems if approval controls are weak.