A specially configured server, also known as a decoy server, designed to attract and monitor intruders in a manner such that their actions do not affect production systems. Scope Notes: Also known as [..]

also honey-pot, late 15c., from honey (n.) + pot (n.1).

Definition A computer or network that is intentially left with common vulnerabilities that a hacker would use to hack the system. There are two reasons why people use honeypots. The first reason is fo [..]

A honeypot is a security system designed to detect and counteract unauthorized access or use of a computer system. The name "honeypot" is used in reference to the way the system traps unauth [..]

a place special interest, especially with reference to tourist visitors. Honeypots may be developed deliberately as a way to concentrate tourists into manageable areas and reduce pressures on surround [..]

An Internet-attached server that acts as a decoy, luring in potential hackers in order to study their activities and monitor how they are able to break into a system. Honeypots are designed to mimic s [..]

a trap for people who tamper with computers maliciously through the Internet, just as a pot of honey traps flies.

a place of special interest or appeal that attracts large numbers of visitors and tends to become overcrowded at peak times 

(n) South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes

An intrusion detection system that pretends to be a valid system, possibly even one that can easily be exploited in order to break into the system. Misunderstanding: A common misconception is that b [..]

a networked computer designed to trap malicious hackers. The honeypot computer -- often left deliberately vulnerable -- diverts the hacker's attention away from other computers on the network and [..]

A honeypot is a trap set to detect, deflect, or in some manner counteract attempts at unauthorized use of information systems. Generally it consists of a computer, data, or a network site that appears [..]

A honeypot is a decoy system put on a network as bait for attackers. The attackers believe the honeypot is a legitimate system and attack on it, without being known that their activities are being monitored.

A honeypot is a form of trap security specialists use to detect hacking attacks or collect malware samples.

A honeypot is a decoy computer system for trapping hackers or tracking unconventional or new hacking methods. Honeypots are designed to purposely engage and deceive hackers and identify malicious acti [..]