ABSTRACT

In the previous chapter we have studied that honeypots are quiet useful for our organization. But the question that now arises is, which honeypot should we use for our organization. The choice of honeypot depends on organization’s requirement and the fi nancial resources available with them. Various honeypots are available in market for commercial as well as domestic use. Each of them has its own different pros and cons. None of them is best suited for our organization. We have to choose the one that is of maximum advantage to our organization and has minimum side effects on it. In this chapter we will focus on these aspects of commercially available honeypots. Although there are numerous available honeypots in market, but we will discuss about only four honeypots here viz. BackOffi cer Friendly, Specter, Mantrap, Honeyd. These honeypots are the one that are most widely used in commercial

world and have least adverse side effects. All the four honeypots discussed here are different from each other in one or other respect. The difference between them may be based upon their uses, their level of interaction, etc.