Know The Enemy: Upgrade Your Threat Detection Strategy with Honeynets | Linux Today

Know The Enemy: Upgrade Your Threat Detection Strategy with Honeynets

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Brittany Day
May 18, 2020

Honeynets are an invaluable offensive security tool for learning the tactics and motives of the blackhat community and sharing the information and insights gathered. This article will explore what a Honeynet is, its value, how it works and the risks involved with deploying a Honeynet. It will also examine some great open-source honeynet options your organization may wish to consider.

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Brittany Day

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