Title :
The Honeynet Project: trapping the hackers
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;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSECP.2003.1193207
