"Honeypot (computer)"

[Joel S. Berson]

I've seen this in newspaper print, sometime in the last 5 or fewer
years.  The essence of a honeypot is of course its software, not its hardware.

Joel

At 12/3/2005 06:37 PM, you wrote:
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>It's new to me.
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>http://it.asia1.com.sg/newsdaily/news001_20021210.html
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>"Disguised as a computer, a 'honeypot' is actually just an empty shell that
>can record a hacker's every move and even help in tracking him down. ...
>Unlike a computer in a home or an office, a 'honeypot' computer's entire
>value lies in being probed, compromised or attacked."
>--
>-Wilson Gray