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ICST of PKU Wins Best Team Award of
Honeynet Project
PKU NEWS 2009--04—24
http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=240601142
Peking University, Apr. 24, 2009: The Project Group ―Artemis― from the Engineering
Research Center of Information Security of the Institute of Computer Science &
Technology (ICST) of Peking University, was assessed to be one of the top 3 groups for
2008 in all 32 Chapters of the Honeynet Project around the world.
The Honeynet Project, set up in 1999 by the famous information security expert Lance
Spitzner, is a well-known global non-profit research alliance institution in information
security. There are 32 chapters from all over the world in the organization, including the
Global Honeynet Group, where Fyodor, author of the famous open source software
Nmap , Niels Provos, director-class engineer of Google, director of USENIX Association
and Chairman of Security '07 Conference and other well-known experts are working,
and the other two of the top 3 groups for 2008, German Honeynet Giraffe Group and
New Zealand Honeynet Group. The Honeynet Project is committed to development and
application of technology to enhance Internet security, and was awarded one of the 59
most influential individuals and organizations in IT security.
The Engineering Research Center of Information Security of ICST established Artemis
Honeynet Project Group in 2004 and joined the Honeynet Project in 2005 as the only
chapter in Mainland China, entitled ―The Honeynet Project Chinese Chapter.‖ The
Artemis Group, led by Dr. Zhuge Jianwei, has been focusing on honeynet technologies
and their applied researches and commitment to the National 863 Program, the National
242 Information Security plan research projects and many other national research
projects. It has made positive contributions to the improvement of Internet security in
China, including the construction of the Matrix Distributed Honeynet System in China for
the National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team / Coordination
Center of China(CNCERT / CC), the actual discovery and assist in the disposal of the
Dasher Worm‘s outbreak, Mocbot zombie networks, and many other important Internet
security incidents.
Edited By : Seren
Translated By : Chen Zhenxia
Source : PKU News (Chinese)
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