A talk about my experience attempting to run a honeypot on an AWS (Amazon Web Services) instance, getting locked out, attempting to break back in, and failing miserably. The story is redeemed when I spin up another box and actually get infected.
Ever want to try and run a honeypot? Me too! I had a great time with this independent class assignment for my Cyber Attack and Defend course. This adventure contains some hard-learned lessons (defensive, offensive, and analytical), some jokes, and an A on the assignment.
Keywords: AWS, Honeypot, University coursework,