deception

Authored by: Carolyn Crandall, Chief Security Advocate, Attivo Networks – The word “honeypot” has a specific connotation. Within the world of cybersecurity, it generally refers to a trap set for an attacker, designed to lure them into revealing their intent to attack the network. Unfortunately, it’s a word that also sounds outdated or could be viewed as complex with a high grief to reward ratio. However, this technology has come a long way since the early days of the honeypot in the 1990s. The ongoing cat-and-mouse game between attackers and defenders necessitates constant evolution and improvement, which means that the concepts behind honeypot technology are limited in value and will never have broad appeal – or so one might think!