International Business Machines Corporation
Resource security system using fake connections

Abstract:

A method, an apparatus, a system, and a computer program product for handling security threats in a network data processing system. A computer system determines a connection type for a connection in response to detecting the connection between a target resource in the network data processing system and a requestor. The computer system redirects the connection to a virtual resource in place of the target resource when the connection type is a threat connection, wherein the requestor originating the connection to the target resource is unable to perceive a redirection of the connection to the virtual resource. The computer system records information in the connection redirected to the virtual resource to form recorded information. The computer system adjusts a security policy for handling connections in the network data processing system using the recorded information, wherein the security threats in the network data processing system are decreased using the security policy.