ITPEC FE Morning April 2020 Question 44
ITPEC FE Morning April 2020 — Question 44 of 80
Honeypot — a decoy system deployed to lure attackers and study their behavior.
A honeypot is intentionally set up by administrators to appear as a vulnerable target machine. Attackers interact with it thinking it's a real system, while defenders observe their techniques — without risking production systems.
Why not others:
- (b) Logic analyzer — hardware tool for analyzing digital signals, not a security tool
- (c) Protocol analyzer — captures and inspects network traffic (e.g., Wireshark), but does not act as a decoy
- (d) Rootkit — malicious software that hides an attacker's presence; an attack tool, not a defensive one
Key point: Honeypot = deliberate decoy to observe attackers safely.
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