Honeypot

With the introduction of the Internet, web servers throughout the globe have opened themselves up to hackers. While many people use the Internet for legitimate purposes, some "hackers" exploit web servers and gain valuable data, even data stored on secure servers. These hackers operate through patterns and use specific techniques that has allowed them to have success at gaining access to data on multiple web servers. Generally, these hackers target web servers with specific key words to access information that they can use or sell. Due to these attacks, web servers can set up a diversion known as a honeypot, which consists of fake information that is only accessible to hackers. When the hacker accesses the honeypot, the web server admins are notified of the breach and can monitor the attacker's behavior and act accordingly. Honeypots are fairly simple to set up and can be very useful to help companies safeguard information from potential exploiters.