Advantages of Honeypots
1-Fidelity -Small data sets of high value.
-Reduced false positives.
-Reduced false negatives.
2-New tools and tactics.
3-Not resource intensive.
4-Simplicity.
Disadvantages of Honeypots:
1-Labor/skill intensive.
2-Limited view.
3-Does not directly protect vulnerable systems.
4-Risks.
Risks with Honeypots:
1- Identifying Honeypots.
2-Black-hats know which systems to avoid.
3-Feed honeypot false or bogus information.
4-Eliminate fingerprinting.
5-Chess problem.
Exploiting Honeypots:
1-It is expected for attackers to gain privileged control of the honeypots.
2-Step stone to harm other systems.
3-Several layers of data control.
4-Human intervention.