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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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Dos and DDos

Denial of Service Attack vs Distributed Denial of Service Attack:

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1In DOS, the attacker uses a single computer and internet connection to flood the target resource.In DDOS, he uses multiple computers and Internet connections to flood the target resource.
2DOS are launched using scripts or DOS tools.DDOS are launched from botnets
3DOS can be traced back easily since it uses only one IP.DDOS are difficult to trace back and it does massive attack than DOS.

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