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Honeypot & its Types

Honeypot & its Types: Honeypot is a security mechanism which records all the actions, transactions and interactions with users. They are used to track the attackers and defend the attacks. Based on their deployment types, it is classified into – Production honeypots –  Easy to use but they capture only limited information. They are placed inside production networks to improve security. Research Honeypots -Works better in gathering information about attackers. They research the threats of the organization and tries to prevent the threats. These are complex to deploy and maintain. Based on design criteria, the honeypots are classified into – Pure honeypots – Activities are monitored using the honeypot’s installed link to the network. High interaction – Multiple honeypots in a single system. More secure, difficult to detect, expensive to maintain. Low interaction – Simulate the services of attackers.
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Attacks on the IT system

An Attack to the system can cause lot of harm such as data loss or monetary loss to the system. There are different types of attacks such as –

  • Virus – Piece of software to steal and damage computer
  • Spyware – Collects information against user’s own will
  • Phishing – Mostly done through email like fraudulent system
  • Worms – Self replicating from one system to another
  • Spam – Spam emails are computer security threat
  • Botnets – Bots used to target and attack systems
  • DOS attacks – Bombarding server with traffic to overwhelm the system

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