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- noun A
pot ofhoney . - noun chiefly UK A place which
attracts visitors . - noun computing A
trap set todetect ordeflect attempts atunauthorized use ofinformation systems . - noun espionage a
spy who usessex to trap andblackmail theirtarget - noun US, slang
Vagina . - noun US, slang, dated A
pet name for a loved one. - noun obsolete a
chamberpot orslop bucket
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- noun South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
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Examples
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In simpler terms a honeypot is a trap set for the bad guy that is so tempting, they can't help themselves but attack.
Robert Siciliano: Using a Honeypot to Snare Home Invaders 2010
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In simpler terms a honeypot is a trap set for the bad guy that is so tempting, they can't help themselves but attack.
Robert Siciliano: Using a Honeypot to Snare Home Invaders 2010
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In order to verify that this was happening, the company set up a "honeypot" - hard coding Google searches for nonsense words that turned up no results on either search engine to show an unrelated webpage.
unknown title 2011
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In order to verify that this was happening, the company set up a "honeypot" - hard coding Google searches for nonsense words that turned up no results on either search engine to show an unrelated webpage.
unknown title 2011
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Trend Micro spotted the data package after setting up a 'honeypot' - a PC that has a variant of the worm installed but is closely monitored by its researchers.
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If the smell got bad enough outdoors, you made certain assumptions and called the honeypot pumping wagon.
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Although so-called "honeypot" schemes were a staple of spying by many countries, especially in the Cold War era, it is rather unusual to hear a diplomat discuss it so openly.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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But in technology terms, a honeypot is a trap set to detect, deflect, or somehow counteract unauthorized use of information systems.
Hack In The Box 2010
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# File: / etc / honeypot / honeydstats. conf username: password honeypot Configuration
Planet Haskell 2009
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For example, Japan, one of the Ally F-35 partners, has had some military technicians who worked on some very cutting-edge US-supplied military kit fall for North Korean or Chinese "honeypot" female espionage agents.
ecbrenner commented on the word honeypot
"A trap set to detect, deflect, or in some manner counteract attempts at unauthorized use of information systems. Generally it consists of a computer, data, or a network site that appears to be part of a network but which is actually isolated, (un)protected, and monitored, and which seems to contain information or a resource that would be of value to attackers." --Wikipedia
July 28, 2009