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Article: Honeypots Help You Catch Hackers.
- Article from:
- Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter
- Article date:
- April 17, 2001
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Sources: Computerworld Article, The Honeynet Project Web Site, Network Security Library Web Site, ZDNet Developer Article
A honeypot is a realistic decoy server that is designed to attract hackers so that their activities can be monitored. Since legitimate users have no business being on a honeypot, all traffic is automatically suspect, leading to lower false alarm rates than traditional intrusion detection systems.
Main Honeypot Applications:
* Early warning systems.
* Research hackers' techniques and document break-ins for prosecution.
* Lure attention away from the rest of the network.
* Experiment with protective ...