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Apparently bears find honey irresistible and in the same way hackers can’t resist the challenge to gain access to a computer or system.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Apparently bears find honey irresistible and in the same way hackers can’t resist the challenge to gain access to a computer or system.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Honey pot<\/em>\u00a0is a computer system set up as a trap for\u00a0<\/span>hackers, crakers and scriptkiddies<\/a>\u00a0trying to gain unauthorised access to other people or a company’s computers or systems. \u00a0The trap is set up to detect, deflect and counteract unlawful usage of information systems.<\/span><\/p>\n The trap consists of a computer, data or a network site with valuable information for hackers and crackers. It appears to be part of a network, but in fact, runs completely isolated and is monitored and discreetly regulated.<\/p>\n Maintenance of a\u00a0honey pot <\/em>requires a large amount of attention and won’t necessarily guarantee a successful outcome. In some case it will only serve as a learning experience and hackers won’t necessarily be cornered.<\/p>\n A network of these traps set up in a production environment, is called a\u00a0\u00a0honeynet<\/em>. The term originated in 1999 from a paper by Lance Spitzner, founder of the\u00a0Honeynet Project, <\/em>called\u00a0<\/em>To build a Honeypot.<\/em>\u00a0(Read Spitzner’s interesting article here<\/a>)<\/p>\n [SOURCES:\u00a0http:\/\/searchsecurity.techtarget.com<\/a>\u00a0& www.wikipedia.org]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n `n Honey pot<\/em> is `n rekenaarstelsel opgestel as `n lokval vir kappers, krakers en scriptkiddies<\/em><\/a>\u00a0wat onregmatig ander mense of maatskappye se stelsels probeer binnedring. \u00a0Die lokval word gestel om onwettige gebruik van informasiestelsels te bepaal, af te weer en teen te werk.\u00a0<\/p>\n Die lokval bestaan uit `n rekenaar, data of `n webwerf wat lyk asof dit deel van `n netwerk uitmaak en waardevolle inligting vir krakers en kappers bevat. Inderwaarheid funksioneer die stelsel in isolasie en word dit deurlopend gemonitor en op diskrete wyse gereguleer.<\/p>\n Instandhouding van `n honey pot <\/em>vereis geweldig baie aandag en waarborg nie noodwendig `n suksesvolle resultaat nie. In sommige gevalle is dit slegs nuttig as `n leeronderving en word kappers nie noodwendig vasgetrek nie.<\/p>\n `n Netwerk van hierdie lokvalle wat `n produksie-omgewing simuleer word, staan bekend as `n \u00a0honeynet<\/em>. Die term het sy oorsprong in Lance Spitzner, stigter van die Honeynet Project, <\/em>se gepubliseerde 1999 verhandeling To build a Honeypot.<\/em>\u00a0(Lees Spitzner se interessante artikel hier<\/a>)<\/p>\nNet so onweerstaanbaar soos heuning vir `n beer is, so moeilik is dit vir `n kuberkraker om `n maklik toeganklike rekenaar of stelsel te weerstaan.\u00a0<\/p>\n