What is the primary purpose of a network honeypot?

The correct answer is A. To attract and detect network attacks. A honeypot is a deliberately vulnerable or enticing decoy system placed on a network to lure attackers. When an attacker interacts with it, security teams receive alerts and can study attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) in a controlled environment. Because no…

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ATo attract and detect network attacks
BTo monitor network traffic
CTo remove malware from a network
DTo improve network performance

How the community answered

(50 responses)

A
94% (47)
B
2% (1)
C
4% (2)

Explanation

A honeypot is a deliberately vulnerable or enticing decoy system placed on a network to lure attackers. When an attacker interacts with it, security teams receive alerts and can study attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) in a controlled environment. Because no legitimate users should ever interact with a honeypot, any activity it records is inherently suspicious. It does not remove malware (C), improve performance (D), or serve as a general traffic monitor (B), though it does generate security-relevant logs.

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