Honeypots: Tracking Hackers

Risk Associated with Honeynets

Without a doubt, Honeynets are the riskiest of all honeypot solutions. Organizations must be fully aware of these issues before deploying Honeynet technologies. There are two primary reasons for this high level of risk. The first is the level of interaction. Attackers are given complete access to full operating systems. Once they have access, there are no limitations to what they can do to the system. Attackers can use the Honeynet systems to compile code, launch attacks, or distribute tools. The only thing limiting the attacker’s activities is the data control mechanism on the outside of the honeypots.

The second reason for the tremendous level of risk is the complexity involved. A variety of technologies must ...