Clifford Stoll, a systems administrator at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. In 1986, Stoll was asked to investigate a 76 cent accounting error. During his investigation, he started identifying different unauthorized access into their computers. Stoll set up a "honeypot" to gather evidence on the increasing unauthorized access. The investigation found that Markus Hess, a KGB recruit, illegally accessed many computer systems in which he stole passwords, pirated many computer accounts, and used vulnerabilities on a significant number of U.S. military computers to obtain classified information, including the OPTIMIS Database at the Pentagon. All evidence was passed to the proper authorities. Hess was found guilty of espionage and sentenced up to three years in prison. Stoll's book titled “The Cuckoo's Egg" describes his experience and investigation. Stoll is infamous because in 1995 he was merely an amateur when it came to computers because he was an Astronomer, but he was able to predict the future of the internet. Stoll faced some challenges in his search for the hacker. He sought assistance from various technicians and companies, which tremendously increased in his time. For example, he needed the…show more content… Defiantly with all the hacking of hospitals and business, we need to make it harder for the hacker to get away with it and honeypot is one way to prevent it. This is so significant do to the fact that we are able to take this one way and actually stop them from taking information and also catching the criminal. The book has helped me to understand different types of computer attacks. I have gained knowledge on how to deal with computer attacks, and what I need when faced with such a situation. I also know where to run for help when the attack on a network has taken place. Moreover, I will be extra careful and put in proactive measures that will aid in minimizing network
