CompTIA Security+ Certification SY0-601: The Total Course - Honeypots

The video tutorial explains the concept of honeypots, which are decoy systems designed to attract and analyze malicious activity. It emphasizes the importance of deploying honeypots in isolated environments to avoid compromising real networks. The tutorial also covers honey files, which are fake files meant to lure attackers, and honey nets, which are networks of honeypots. Practical steps for setting up a honeypot in Microsoft Azure are demonstrated, including monitoring and logging attacker activity.

What is the primary purpose of a honeypot?

• To secure production networks

• To attract and track malicious activity

• To improve network speed

• To replace real servers

Why should honeypots be deployed in a sandbox environment?

• To prevent them from being detected

• To enhance network performance

• To avoid compromising real production networks

• To reduce deployment costs

What is a key benefit of centralized log forwarding in honeypots?

• It simplifies network architecture

• It reduces storage costs

• It prevents attackers from wiping logs

• It increases network speed

What is a honey file designed to do?

• Encrypt user data

• Attract attackers with fake data

• Improve file system performance

• Store sensitive data securely

How can you monitor unauthorized access to a honey file?

• By encrypting the file

• By renaming the file frequently

• By hiding the file

• By using file integrity monitoring

What tool might an attacker use to discover open ports on a honeypot?

• Wireshark

• Ping

• Nmap

• Traceroute

In the practical setup of a honeypot, what is a key indicator of an attacker's activity?

• Increased network speed

• Audit failures in the security log

• Decreased server uptime

• Higher CPU usage