honeypot
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- noun
- /ˈhʌniˌpɑt/
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honeypot
- Researchers used a honeypot system to gather data on the techniques employed by malware authors.
And it's that they created a honeypot for bad actors like that to go into, right?
- And it's that they created a honeypot for bad actors like that to go into, right?
Examples
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By implementing a honeypot, the organization was able to divert potential threats away from their main network.
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And it's that they created a honeypot for bad actors like that to go into, right?
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This presentation will be useful for those in security research, honeypot development, and forensics.
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This Kelley smells, looks, and acts like a honeypot.
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Your IP and domain name (if resolvable) have been logged to a local honeypot, along with the referring page (if any), query, post, user agent, time of access, and date. Please either 1.
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With the advent of advanced data collection techniques in the form of honeypots, distributed honeynets, honey clients, and malware collectors, data collected from these mechanisms becomes an abundant resource.
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The cybersecurity team set up a honeypot to track and analyze the methods used by attackers.
Synonyms
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A server or address set to catch harmful internet traffic for study
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Etymology
Honeypot uses the same idea of honey and pot, a 'pot of honey' used as bait. So a security honeypot is a computer set up to attract attackers like a pot of honey attracts insects, allowing people to watch or stop them.