Honeypots: Basic Concepts, Classification and Educational Use as Resources in Information Security Education and Courses

This paper deals with the basic aspects of Honeypot s, their use in modern computer networks and their implementation in educational environments. I nitially, the implementation of Honeypots solves a common problem of Information Security and Forensics: The dissection of the elements that make up an attack against a computer system. N ext, the paper explains the different types and functions of Honeypots once they are implemented in a network in order to make a distinction in terms of what is needed for the Honeypot to do. Fin ally, the use of Honeypots in educational environments, its benefits and the use of virtualizat ion technologies is discussed.