13-10-2013, 04:49 PM
(13-10-2013, 04:14 PM)Skywave Wrote:(13-10-2013, 03:25 PM)camallison Wrote: One of my PCs (deliberately left unguarded as a "honeypot") receives all sorts of similar e-mails . . . . . .
Colin
Hmm . . . I like it! There are certain Government Agencies that could use your skills.
Al.
A long way back, I owned an Internet security company and still remain in contact with the present owners. We each operate a "honeypot" and aggregate findings with similar-minded people/firms. The machine is a relatively unpatched XP-based PC sitting there occasionally sending emails and surfing randomly. The contact list it has on its mail client has all the other "honeypots" so we can see when/if it becomes compromised.
All the security companies run these at various locations to perform the same function..
I must admit though that my programming skills have taken a knock over time, and I couldn't run such a business any more.
Colin
