Honeypot

The Honeypot is a trap set to detect unauthorized attempts to use information systems. Honeypot consists of a computer or a network of computers but is basically isolated and monitored. They store the information of the illegal attackers. Based on the application, honeypots are classified into two namely production honeypots and Research honeypots. Production honeypots are deployed in organizations based on production where critical information systems have to be monitored. Research honeypots are implemented in research organizations such as educational institutions where the research data in their systems have to be protected from hackers. Several administrators have created honeypot programs to detect the spammers who hack their open source data. They intimate the URL and response mechanisms of the spammers to the administrator. E-mail trap is also a form of honeypot. An e-mail address is used only to receive spam data is called an e-mail trap. Databases are often attacked by hackers since firewalls do not operate effectively for databases. In such cases database honeypots are used. A group of honeypots together form a honeynet usually implemented in large networks.