The Honeynet Project is an international cybersecurity non-profit research organization that investigates new cyber attacks and develops open-source tools to help improve Internet security by tracking hackers' behavioral patterns.
[3][4] The group expanded and officially dubbed itself as The Honeynet Project in June 2000.
[5] The Honeynet Project has 3 main aims: The Honeynet Project volunteers collaborate on security research efforts covering data analysis approaches, security tools development, and gathering data about hackers and malicious software.
This information is provided through Know Your Enemy white papers, The Project blog posts, and Scan of the Month Forensic challenges.
[7] The project uses unmodified computers with the same specifications, operating systems and security as those used by many companies.