Honeypots: Tracking Hackers

Lance Spitzner9780321108951, 0321108957

Spitzner defines the various types of “honeypots” that are used to emulate security breeches on computer networks, allowing system administrators to collect and analyze information on hackers who step into the trap. Spitzner, a senior security architect for Sun Microsystems, examines methods for honeypot deployment and addresses legal concerns about the rapidly growing technology that takes the offensive against computer crime. The included CD-ROM contains source code, data captures from actual attacks, and white papers.