Honey Pots: A Defence System for Security of Network

In the days there are large number of systems to provide security to the network but still the network is not secure because of various security threats that is worms, virus and crackers that harms the network. There are various security mechanisms i.e. Intrusion Detection System, Firewalls etc to secure the network. With the increasing use of internet securing a network is a very challenging process. As compare to other mechanisms Honey pot is one of the security systems to record all the activities of attackers.Honey pots are computers which masquerade as unprotected. In these programs, services and operating system is provided so that attacker can interact with it. Honey pot is a cost effective solution to increase the security of network.In this paper the concept of honey pot is discussed along with its history, working, typesand advantages to further analyze the honey pots and its taxonomy.