Article Announcement: "Relax, It Was a Honeypot"

From: Marc Fossi (mfossi_at_securityfocus.com)
Date: 05/19/03

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    "Relax, It Was a Honeypot"
    By Tim Mullen

    A security company cleverly tricks hackers into compromising one of its
    distribution sites. Really.

    http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/162

    Marc Fossi
    Symantec Corp.
    www.symantec.com

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