Blog Security Low, Medium and High Interaction Honeypot Security Blog What’s the Difference Between a High Interaction Honeypot and a Low Interaction Honeypot? Igor is the senior director of product management at Guardicore. He is a former CISO and a seasoned cybersecurity expert with more than 15 years of experience in multiple security roles. A honeypot is a decoy system that is intentionally insecure, used to detect and alert on an attacker’s malicious activity . A smart honeypot solution can divert hackers from your real data center, and also allow you to learn about their behavior in greater detail, without any disruption to your data center or cloud performance. \r\n Honeypots differ in the way that they’re deployed and the sophistication of the decoy. One way to classify the different kinds of honeypots is by their level of involvement, or interaction. Businesses can choose from a low interaction honeypot, a medium interaction honeypot or a high interaction honeypot.…