honey drop
n.— «Honey drops, sometimes called honey tokens, are small pieces of benign data that you place in strategic spots around your network to attract and identify intruders.» —“Sweet Enticement” by Mark Burnett, James C. Foster Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online Nov., 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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Elena in Mt. Holly, North Carolina, wonders why beeline means “a direct route.” Well, once a bee has gathered sufficient nectar from flowers, she flies in a straight course back to the hive. In The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837...