Luring the Cybercriminals: A Beginner’s Guide to Honeypots

Vinsloev
2 min readFeb 28, 2023

In the world of cybersecurity, a honeypot is a decoy system designed to attract and monitor potential attackers. It’s a technique used by cybersecurity professionals to gather information about attackers and their methods, as well as to divert them away from real systems and data.

A honeypot can be a physical or virtual system that is designed to look like a…

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