What is the primary purpose of a honey pot in cybersecurity?

The primary purpose of a honey pot in cybersecurity is to distract attackers from real targets. Honey pots are intentionally vulnerable systems or resources set up to attract cyber attackers. By luring these threats into a controlled environment, security professionals can gain valuable insights into the tactics, techniques, and motivations of the attackers without risking actual resources or sensitive data. This diversion helps protect the real systems by occupying the attention and resources of potential attackers, effectively reducing the risk to critical assets.

While storage of sensitive data, user behavior monitoring, and network speed improvement are important aspects of cybersecurity, they do not align with the primary function of a honey pot, which is specifically about deception and studying attacker behaviors.