Week 4 Posting - Security Solutions for Infrastructure Management

 

Honeypots and Honeynets are every cyber security worker’s best friends. These tools are ultimately designed to attract cyber attackers by intentionally exposing a vulnerable hardware or system. One of my favorite features about these tools is that it’s being monitored and will send out alters and messages to any suspicious activities.

 Honeypots target attackers that are attempting to sabotage a hardware whereas honeynet target attackers that are attempting to sabotage an entire network. One of the flaws with utilizing these tools are experienced attackers will bypass them and will attack other areas. The thing is, these tools are isolated away from other networks, which makes it obvious to experienced attackers. Another flaw is that they can only collect a limited amount of data.

 

References:

Chapman, B., & Maymi, F. (2020). CompTIA CySA+ Cybersecurity Analyst Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exam CS0-002). McGraw Hill Professional.

Lutkevich, B., Clark, C., & Cobb, M. (2021). honeypot (computing). Security. https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/definition/honey-pot