Sophos, an IT and network security company, conducted a study entitled "Exposed: Cyberattacks on
Cloud Honeypots". The study involved placing servers in 10 of
the most popular data centres around the globe.
The servers were 'honeypots' configured in an open and
vulnerable way to lure a cybercriminal attack. The study included
both 'low-' and 'high-interaction' honeypots. The
low-interaction honeypots logged and stored log-in attempts,
providing information on a hacker's IP address and the username
and password used during the attempted log-in.
The high-interaction honeypots allowed further interaction with
the hacker to try and gather information about the administrative
commands made by the hacker after they managed to log in.
