"The Honeynet Project is extremely excited to have the Philippines in the Research Alliance. Their hard work and contributions will greatly contribute to the security of both the Philippines and the Internet," e-mailed Lance Spitzner, president of the Honeynet Project Research Alliance (http://www.honeynet.org/alliance/index.html) in a statement.

The Philippine Honeynet Project is a non-profit, all volunteer group dedicated to conducting Internet security research.

It was founded a year ago by Filipinos - Mida Guillermo, John Ruero, William Yu, Dr. John Paul Vergara, Carlo Monteverde, and Ryan Talabis who serves as lead analyst. They have worked to raise awareness on security issues, and to educate and conduct research on security threats since founding.

The Philippine group has been collecting, documenting and analyzing "real world" security cases. Philippine Honeynet was, for instance, among the security organizations that reported on malware like the Dasher worm last December 2005, said Talabis.

The Philippine Honeynet Project is creating long-term security events and attack database, as well as publishing the quarterly "Philippine Internet Security Monitor." It’s also currently involved in the sharing of information or advisories with the security community.

Recently, the group has developed new information technology security tools for the community, in particular open source tools for security monitoring.


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