honeypot

honeypot
a) A pot of honey.

Superb Roman remains, Georgian architecture and countless museums justify Baths position as a tourist honeypot.

b) A place which attracts visitors.

Computer experts install honeypots to trick hackers.


Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Honeypot — or honeytrap may refer to: A pot used to store honey Espionage recruitment involving sexual seduction in reality fiction A type of sting operation such as a Bait car Honeypot (computing), a trap to help fight unauthorized computer access Honeypot …   Wikipedia

  • honeypot — ► NOUN 1) a container for honey. 2) a place to which many people are attracted …   English terms dictionary

  • Honeypot — Als Honigtopf oder auch englisch Honeypot wird eine Einrichtung bezeichnet, die einen Angreifer oder Feind vom eigentlichen Ziel ablenken soll oder die Personen in einen Bereich hineinziehen soll, der sie sonst nicht interessiert hätte. Der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Honeypot — Se denomina honeypot al software o conjunto de computadores cuya intención es atraer a atacantes, simulando ser sistemas vulnerables o débiles a los ataques. Es una herramienta de seguridad informática utilizada para recoger información sobre los …   Wikipedia Español

  • Honeypot — Un honeypot, ou pot de miel, est un ordinateur ou un programme volontairement vulnérable destiné à attirer et à piéger les hackers. Sommaire 1 Principes de fonctionnement 1.1 Surveillance 1.2 Collecte d informations …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Honeypot — Este artículo trata sobre el concepto informático Honeypot, para otros usos de la palabra véase Honeypot (desambiguación) Se denomina Honeypot al software o conjunto de computadores cuya intención es atraer a crackers o spammers, simulando ser… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • honeypot — [[t]hʌ̱nipɒt[/t]] honeypots 1) N COUNT If you describe something as a honeypot, you mean that it is very desirable or very popular. ...traditional tourist honeypots such as London, Bath, Edinburgh, and York. 2) PHRASE If something attracts people …   English dictionary

  • honeypot — UK [ˈhʌnɪˌpɒt] / US [ˈhʌnɪˌpɑt] noun Word forms honeypot : singular honeypot plural honeypots like bees/flies around a honeypot surrounding someone or something that is attractive or interesting …   English dictionary

  • honeypot — noun South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup shaped resembling artichokes • Syn: ↑king protea, ↑Protea cynaroides • Hypernyms: ↑protea • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Protea * * * honeypot see …   Useful english dictionary

  • Honeypot (информационная безопасность) — Honeypot («Ловушка») (англ. горшочек с мёдом)  ресурс, представляющий собой приманку для злоумышленников. Задача Honeypot  подвергнуться атаке или несанкционированному исследованию, что впоследствии позволит изучить стратегию… …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”