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SUMMARY:Exposing Cyberthreats: How Attack Patterns Are Shaped by Network T
 opologies and Honeypot Techniques
DESCRIPTION:Shubham Sharma, Shubham Thakur, Megha Sharma, and Ranik Goyal 
 (Indian Institute of Technology Mandi); Shashank Uttrani (Syneos Health); 
 Harsh Katakwar (Samsung R&D); Palvi Aggarwal and Kuldeep Singh (University
  of Texas at El Paso); and Varun Dutt (Indian Institute of Technology Mand
 i)\n\nAs cyberattacks become increasingly sophisticated, we require more i
 ntelligent means of safeguarding digital infrastructure. One strategy gain
 ing support is the deployment of honeypots—simulated systems that lure hac
 kers into divulging their methods. But how effective such honeypots are ca
 n rely heavily on the configuration of a network. That is where our resear
 ch contributes: We used a simulation tool, HackIT, to examine how various 
 network configurations—namely star and ring topologies—respond to two hone
 ypot configurations: one in which half the systems were decoys, and one in
  which 75% were. We had 88 computer science students act as attackers and 
 recorded what they attacked. What we discovered was unexpected: More honey
 pots resulted in more overall attacks, but not necessarily in the correct 
 direction. In star-type centralized networks, an increased number of honey
 pots actually amplified attacks on genuine systems. However, in ring-type 
 decentralized networks, a smaller ratio of honeypots was better. This stud
 y indicates that cybersecurity is not one-size-fits-all. Simply throwing m
 ore honeypots at the problem isn't always the solution—it varies depending
  on how your network is constructed. More intelligent, more adaptive defen
 ces can have a huge impact on keeping ahead of cyber threats.\n\nTrack: Cy
 bersecurity\n\nSession Chair: Calvin Nobles (UMGC)\n\n
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