Honeypot
Also called: honeypot file
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 5: Securing Applications and Data
A file that appears to hold valuable data but holds fake data; any access to it is an indicator of malicious activity.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 5.6.A.25.6.C.15.6.C.3
Why it matters in Unit 5
Inexpensive and near instant, but it misses adversaries who never open it.
Example
A fake passwords.xlsx that alerts when opened.
Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 5.6 Detecting Attacks on Data and Applications