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Wartrapping?

Posted by michael on from the arms-race-just-getting-silly-now dept.

netphilter writes "This article on ZDNet writes: "A "honeypot" trap consisting of a Wi-Fi-equipped laptop is the latest weapon against drive-by hackers." Although I'm sure that I've heard of this somewhere before, it appears that the latest twist is that this company is looking to sell them to corporations. Hmm...I wonder what the warchalking symbol for a honeypot really would look like?"

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  1. frosty piss by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP?

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  4. When? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    measure counter measure

    when will the madness end?

  5. Ironic comment... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't know... but a honeypot getting sticky seems to me to be a d'oh! You could ask that silly old bear if you aren't sure.

  6. lol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    roflmaoroflldmamdsfljsadfalsdfkjwtfhahasdhfahshaha hahahhahaha linux roolz.

  7. Re:Honeypot Symbol by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    dude, he was totally talking about female genitals. you dropped the ball.

  8. trap? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wouldn`t "trap" mean you wouldn`t get out?

    If it isn`t then I will patent mousetraps that sense the mouse, log his pressense and allow it to move on ;-)

  9. Wart rapping? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's probably just my dyslexic brain, but I swear I though the subject was Wart rapping.

    AnonCow

  10. proposed symbol by FuBaR+Technician · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    )o(
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