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Finding software vulnerabilities with "honeyclients" |
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Source: TechWorld.com - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
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I've been a big fan of honeypots ever since I first learned about them in Clifford Stoll's The Cuckoo's Egg. His story about catching German hackers because of a 75-cent accounting error is a thrilling forensics journey. Today, I support honeypots because they are a must-have early-warning tool in any organisation. If you can't stop the hacker or malware - it's hard to be perfect all the time - the next best thing is early warning. Placing a honeypot within your enterprise network, next to other valuable assets, assures that any rogue outsiders - or insiders - will be discovered quickly. If the hacker or malware touches the fake asset, it's done. Low cost and low noise equals high value.
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