Re: Introducing the Tactical Honeynet Deployment Project

[greg () sixx com]

I'm interested in honeypots and tarpits, but I'm also seriously suffering
from newbieism.  Why are only script kiddies the ones being caught? What
is it that black hats are seeing that keeps them from biting?

Greg

> Dear honeynet community,
> This e-mail is to inform anyone interested of the establishment of the
> Tactical Honeynet Deployment Project ( http://www.thdp.org ).
>
> Currently there are several honeynet and honeypot projects in existance
> and
> I think everyone would agree with me if I said: "it seems like the last
> thing the honeynet research community needs is another project doing the
> same old thing..." but at the same time I think we can each agree honeynet
> research has been struggling as of late. Something has been missing.
> Script-kids are the only ones getting "caught", or "biting the bait" so to
> speak. The Tactical Honeynet Deployment Project, with a complete focus on
> the concepts of deception, psychology, and control, hopes to transform the
> honeypot from a tool hacked only by neophyte script-kids, to a more
> advanced
> system of deployment that will be capable of studying the more
> sophisticated
> class of blackhats.
>
> As of now, our project is just being established and we have very few
> members. For this reason, if you have been in the study of honeynet
> research
> for a while and are ready to take your honeynet designs to the next level,
> we would be interested in sharing your insights in our project's pages.
>
> If our project's website (available at http://www.thdp.org) sounds like
> something you would be interested in participating in, it would be a great
> opportunity for us to work together in making today's limited honeynet
> implementations into something more.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael Anuzis, CCNA
> Network Security Consultant
> Mobile: 248.376.7030
> CTO, Advanced DataTactics, Inc.
> CTO, Advanced InfoTactics, Inc.
> Project Coordinator: http://www.thdp.org
>
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