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Decoy Systems: A New
Player in Network Security and Incident Response
Kellep Charles,
CISSP
Interconnectivity on the Internet is
growing, as more and more organizations, private companies and
governmental institutions connect for critical information processing.
This interconnectivity allows for better productivity, faster
communication capabilities and immeasurable personal conveniences. It
also opens the door to many unforeseeable risks, such as individuals
gaining unauthorized access to critical enterprise information
infrastructure. These organizations are discovering that traditional
means of preventing and detecting network infringements with firewalls,
router access control-list (ACLs), anti-viruses and intrusion detection
systems (IDS) are not enough. Hackers are able to obtain easy to use
tools to scan various networks on the Internet for system
vulnerabilities, then use the information gathered from the scans to
launch their attacks with script kiddies. A solution that has been
catching on in the network security and computer incident response
environment is to employ “Decoy Systems.” Decoy
Systems,
also known as deception systems, honey-pots or tar-pits, are phony
components setup to entice unauthorized users by presenting numerous
system vulnerabilities, while attempting to restrict unauthorized
access to network information systems. >> more
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