What is a honeypot in cybersecurity?

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Michal Studenny
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A type of malware
A security tool used to attract attackers
A firewall
A type of antivirus
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is a primary purpose of a honeypot?
To block all incoming network traffic
To deceive attackers and collect threat intelligence
To scan networks for vulnerabilities
To replace a firewall
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
True or False: A honeypot should contain real sensitive data
True
False
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these is NOT a type of honeypot?
Low-interaction honeypot
Medium-interaction honeypot
High-interaction honeypot
Advanced Persistent Threat honeypot
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which tool is commonly used to deploy honeypots?
Wireshark
Metasploit
Cowrie
Kali Linux
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following can be detected using a honeypot?
Unauthorized access attempts
New malware samples
Attack techniques and tools
All of the above
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which honeypot tool is designed to emulate SSH and capture brute-force attacks?
Cowrie
Nmap
Kali Linux
OSINT
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