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Honeypot- Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres
Why is it in news?
- According to global cyber security major Sophos, cybercriminals attempted attacks on a Mumbai Cloud server honeypot more than 678,000 times in a month.
- It was second to Ohio in the US that recorded more than 950,000 login attempts, among a total of 10 honeypots placed globally.
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- Honeypots:(1) The honeypots were set-up in 10 of the most popular Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres in the world, including California, Frankfurt, Ireland, London, Ohio, Paris, Sao Paulo, Singapore and Sydney over a 30-day period from mid-January to mid-February.(2) A honeypot is a system intended to mimic likely targets of cyberattackers for security researchers to monitor cybercriminal behaviour.
- Exposed: Cyberattacks on Cloud Honeypots report:(1) According to this Sophos latest report, over five million attacks were attempted on the global network of honeypots.(2) It thus, demonstrates how cybercriminals are automatically scanning for weak open Cloud buckets.
- Risk assessment:(1) Almost all new businesses across the globe increasingly adopting Cloud technology.(2) Report, thus, highlighting extent to which businesses migrating to hybrid and all-Cloud platforms are at risk.(3) Report emphasised that continuous visibility of public Cloud infrastructure is vital for businesses to ensure compliance and to know what to protect.
Source
The Hindu