ITPEC FE Morning October 2018 Question 46

Honeypots — decoy system used to detect and study unauthorized access

Honeypot is a computer system intentionally set up to look like a vulnerable target. Its purpose is to attract attackers, detect intrusion attempts, and gather intelligence on attack methods — not to block or clean threats.

Correct answer: b) Computer system designed to detect or counteract unauthorized access.

Why not others:
- a) Describes antivirus software — detects and cleans malware, not a decoy system
- c) Describes a firewall — blocks unauthorized network traffic at the perimeter
- d) Describes a sandbox — isolated environment for safely running untrusted code

Key rule: Honeypot = trap/decoy. It doesn't prevent attacks — it invites them to learn from them. Think "honey jar for the hacker bear."

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