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Honeypots play a crucial role in implementing various cyber deception techniques as they possess the capability to divert attackers away from valuable assets. Careful strategic placement of honeypots in networks should consider not only…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-20 Md Abu Sayed , Ahmed H. Anwar , Christopher Kiekintveld , Charles Kamhoua

Network honeypots are often used by information security teams to measure the threat landscape in order to secure their networks. With the advancement of honeypot development, today's medium-interaction honeypots provide a way for security…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-06-29 Zain Shamsi , Daniel Zhang , Daehyun Kyoung , Alex Liu

Honeypots are deception systems that emulate vulnerable services to collect threat intelligence. While deploying many honeypots increases the opportunity to observe attacker behaviour, in practise network and computational resources limit…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-17 Federico Mirra , Matteo Boffa , Idilio Drago , Danilo Giordano , Marco Mellia

Honeypot is an important cyber defense technique that can expose attackers new attacks. However, the effectiveness of honeypots has not been systematically investigated, beyond the rule of thumb that their effectiveness depends on how they…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-01-15 Md Mahabub Uz Zaman , Liangde Tao , Mark Maldonado , Chang Liu , Ahmed Sunny , Shouhuai Xu , Lin Chen

Cybersecurity threats continue to increase, with a growing number of previously unknown attacks each year targeting both large corporations and smaller entities. This scenario demands the implementation of advanced security measures, not…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Javier Jiménez-Román , Florina Almenares-Mendoza , Alfonso Sánchez-Macián

The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) has raised concerns about the security of connected devices. There is a need to develop suitable and cost-efficient methods to identify vulnerabilities in IoT devices in order to address…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-03-23 Volviane Saphir Mfogo , Alain Zemkoho , Laurent Njilla , Marcellin Nkenlifack , Charles Kamhoua

In the field of network security, with the ongoing arms race between attackers, seeking new vulnerabilities to bypass defense mechanisms and defenders reinforcing their prevention, detection and response strategies, the novel concept of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-01-26 Daniel Reti , Karina Elzer , Daniel Fraunholz , Daniel Schneider , Hans-Dieter Schotten

This paper addresses the challenge of enhancing cybersecurity in Blockchain-based Internet of Things (BIoTs) systems, which are increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyberattacks. It introduces an AI-powered system model for the dynamic…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-06 Daniel Commey , Sena Hounsinou , Garth V. Crosby

A honeypot is a type of security facility deliberately created to be probed, attacked and compromised. It is often used for protecting production systems by detecting and deflecting unauthorized accesses. It is also useful for investigating…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-12-26 Wenjun Fan , Zhihui Du , David Fernandez , Victor A. Villagra

Honeypots are a well-known and widely used technology in the cybersecurity community, where it is assumed that placing honeypots in different geographical locations provides better visibility and increases effectiveness. However, how…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-05-03 Veronica Valeros , Maria Rigaki , Sebastian Garcia

A honeypot, which is a kind of deception strategy, has been widely used for at least 20 years to mitigate cyber threats. Decision-makers have believed that honeypot strategies are intuitive and effective, since honeypots have successfully…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-11-01 Suhyeon Lee , Kwangsoo Cho , Seungjoo Kim

As IoT devices are becoming widely deployed, there exist many threats to IoT-based systems due to their inherent vulnerabilities. One effective approach to improving IoT security is to deploy IoT honeypot systems, which can collect attack…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-05-12 Chongqi Guan , Heting Liu , Guohong Cao , Sencun Zhu , Thomas La Porta

Defending against sophisticated cyber threats demands strategic allocation of limited security resources across complex network infrastructures. When the defender has limited defensive resources, the complexity of coordinating honeypot…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2025-05-23 Dongyoung Park , Gaby G. Dagher

The rapid evolution of cyber threats necessitates innovative solutions for detecting and analyzing malicious activity. Honeypots, which are decoy systems designed to lure and interact with attackers, have emerged as a critical component in…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Hakan T. Otal , M. Abdullah Canbaz

This paper explores deploying a cyber honeypot system to learn how cyber defenders can use a honeypot system as a deception mechanism to gather intelligence. Defenders can gather intelligence about an attacker such as the autonomous system…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-01-03 Daniel Zielinski , Hisham A. Kholidy

Cyber threats, such as advanced persistent threats (APTs), ransomware, and zero-day exploits, are rapidly evolving and demand improved security measures. Honeypots and honeynets, as deceptive systems, offer valuable insights into attacker…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-07-21 Jason M. Pittman , Shaho Alaee

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are extensively used in critical infrastructures ensuring efficient, reliable, and continuous operations. However, their increasing connectivity and addition of advanced features make them vulnerable to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Christoforos Vasilatos , Dunia J. Mahboobeh , Hithem Lamri , Manaar Alam , Michail Maniatakos

Security has become ubiquitous in every domain today as newly emerging malware pose an ever-increasing perilous threat to systems. Consequently, honeypots are fast emerging as an indispensible forensic tool for the analysis of malicious…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2009-12-14 Shishir Kumar , Durgesh Pant

Honeypots, i.e. networked computer systems specially designed and crafted to mimic the normal operations of other systems while capturing and storing information about the interactions with the world outside, are a crucial technology into…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-04-18 Michele Bombardieri , Salvatore Castanò , Fabrizio Curcio , Angelo Furfaro , Helen D. Karatza

Honeypots are designed to trap the attacker with the purpose of investigating its malicious behavior. Owing to the increasing variety and sophistication of cyber attacks, how to capture high-quality attack data has become a challenge in the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-02-12 Wenjun Fan , Zhihui Du , Max Smith-Creasey , David Fernández
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