Presentation Title: Honeynet Project: Latest Research
Presentation Abstract:

In this presentation we cover two of the Honeynet Project’s current research programs, fast-flux and GDH. In fast-flux, we will learn how the criminal community is leveraging a sophisticated architecture to make it much more difficult to identify and shut them down. In GDH (Global Distributed Honeynet) we will learn one of the ways the Honeynet Project is making it to easier to capture data at a global level.

About Lance Spitzner

Mr. Spitzner is considered to be a leader in the field of honeypot research. He invented and developed the concept of honeynets, is the author of the book “Honeypots: Tracking Hackers”, co-author of “Know Your Enemy: 2nd Edition”, and has published over fifty security whitepapers and articles. He is founder of the Honeynet Project; a global, non-profit security research organization that captures, analyzes, and shares information on cyber threats at no cost to the public.

He has spoken and worked with numerous organizations around the world, including NSA, FIRST, the Pentagon, the FBI Academy, the President’s Advisory Board, West Point, the Navy War College, the Department of Justice, and Monetary Authority of Singapore. His work has been documented in the media such as CNN, BBC, NPR, and Wall Street Journal. Before information security, Mr. Spitzner served seven years in the Army, four as an officer in the Army’s Rapid Deployment Force. Mr. Spitzner earned a B.A. History from the University of Illinois-Champaign and an MBA from the University of Illinois-Chicago.