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LinuxSecurity.com: Building a Virtual Honeynet

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 20, 2002

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“Creating a virtual honeynet is no more than
configuring a number of virtual networked systems to log all
activity heading to it, while looking as inconspicuous as possible.
Don’t worry if you feel you can’t afford the resources needed to
run the honeynet. Virtual honeynets are cheap, powerful and easy to
administer. This paper includes an account of my experiences, which
should make the process of configuring your own virtual honeynet
easier. Before getting started, there are a few points that may
require some explanation.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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