HoneyPy and HoneyDB: Leveraging Honeypots for Network Security - 2016

Explore honeypots and their benefits in this 31-minute conference talk from LASCON 2016. Gain insights into two key projects: HoneyPy, a low to medium interaction honeypot, and HoneyDB, a web platform for publishing honeypot data. Learn how to make your network "noisy" to trip up malicious actors and leverage threat information from Internet-based honeypot sensors. Discover the ease of deploying HoneyPy, its extensibility through plugins, and its logging capabilities. Understand HoneyDB's role in publishing data from HoneyPy sensors, its REST API for data access, and features like ThreatBin for bookmarking honeypot session data. Consider the potential of honeypots in your organization's security strategy and the importance of simple interfaces and integrations for wider adoption.