The issue of security on networks in any environment, whether the network be in the public or private sector has been a great concern for a number of years. A honeypot is generally defined as a “security resource whose value lies in being probed, attacked, or compromised.” Honeypots are used to gain useful information about how, what, when and where a network is being attacked. This presentation demonstrates the usefulness of Honeypots for both research and for maintaining and enhancing network security. We will describe the implementation at Franklin College and how we foresee it to help us understand the possible probing done by students, faculty, and staff on our network.
