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
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