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Examining Effectiveness Of Web-Based Internet Of Things Honeypots, Lukas A. Stafira
Examining Effectiveness Of Web-Based Internet Of Things Honeypots, Lukas A. Stafira
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing at an alarming rate. It is estimated that there will be over 25 billion IoT devices by 2020. The simplicity of their function usually means that IoT devices have low processing power, which prevent them from having intricate security features, leading to vulnerabilities. This makes IoT devices the prime target of attackers in the coming years. Honeypots are intentionally vulnerable machines that run programs which appear as a vulnerable device to a would-be attacker. They are placed on a network to entice and trap an attacker and then gather information on them, including …