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Computer Networks
Entrance Exams
Q
What is the purpose of a shadow honeypot?
AA. To flag attacks against known vulnerabilities
BB. To help reduce false positives in a signature-based ids
CC. To randomly check suspicious traffic identified by an anomaly detection system
DD. To enhance the accuracy of a traditional honeypot
Correct Answer:
C. C. To randomly check suspicious traffic identified by an anomaly detection system
Explanation:
“Shadow honeypots,” as researchers call them, share all the same characteristics of protected applications running on both the server and client side of a network and operate in conjunction with an ADS.