• DocumentCode
    1178204
  • Title

    The Honeynet Project: trapping the hackers

  • Author

    Spitzner, Lance

  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    15
  • Lastpage
    23
  • Abstract
    What specific threats do computer networks face from hackers? Who´s perpetrating these threats and how? The Honeynet Project is an organization dedicated to answering these questions. It studies the bad guys and shares the lessons learned. The group gathers information by deploying networks (called honeynets) that are designed to be compromised.
  • Keywords
    computer crime; legislation; Honeynet Project; Internet; black-hat community; computer networks; cyberthreats; early warning; entrapment; hackers; Computer hacking; Computer networks; Computer worms; Computerized monitoring; Information analysis; Information security; Law; Legal factors; Linux; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSECP.2003.1193207
  • Filename
    1193207