Honeypots go wireless to snare WiFi villains

zerodamage · Feb 18, 2004, 04:44 AM

"When it comes to securing a network against a black hat hacker (or a script-kiddie), one of the best ways to discover how they operate is to setup a "honeypot." Just as flies are attracted to a pot of honey, so too are hackers attracted to a vulnerable server. When a honeypot is setup properly, it shows up on the network just like any other device, but the difference with a honeypot is that detailed logs of all incoming and outgoing network traffic are kept for later analysis."

Source: ArsTechnica

Feb 18, 2004, 04:44 AM	#1
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Honeypots go wireless to snare WiFi villains "When it comes to securing a network against a black hat hacker (or a script-kiddie), one of the best ways to discover how they operate is to setup a "honeypot." Just as flies are attracted to a pot of honey, so too are hackers attracted to a vulnerable server. When a honeypot is setup properly, it shows up on the network just like any other device, but the difference with a honeypot is that detailed logs of all incoming and outgoing network traffic are kept for later analysis." Source: ArsTechnica