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Honeynet

A honeynet is a network set up with intentional vulnerabilities to invite attack, so that an attacker's activities and methods can be studied and that information be used to increase network security. A honeynet contains one or more honey pots, which are computer systems on the Internet expressly set up to attract and "trap" people who attempt to penetrate other people's computer systems

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