Honeypots: Tracking Hackers

Chapter 12. Implementing Your Honeypot

We have spent a great deal of time discussing what a honeypot is, its value, and a variety of different honeypot solutions. The next step is to select the correct honeypot for your organization and properly deploy it. Choosing the wrong honeypot or one implementing incorrectly can backfire on you, reducing the honeypot’s value and potentially increasing the risk to your organization.

For honeypots to add value, you must first determine what you are attempting to achieve. Once you have identified your goals, you then select the appropriate honeypot and implement it within your organization. The purpose of this chapter is to apply everything you have learned so far to the task of selecting the correct honeypot ...