Bring Back the Honeypots

Explore the resurgence and modern applications of honeypots in cybersecurity through this 54-minute Black Hat conference talk by Haroon Meer and Marco Slaviero. Delve into the evolution of honeypot technology from its 1990s heyday to its current state-of-the-art implementations. Learn about various honeypot types, including application layer man-traps, booby-trapped documents, network-level deception, and cloud-based solutions. Discover how well-deployed honeypots can be invaluable tools in a defender's arsenal, potentially addressing the issue of companies being informed of breaches by third parties. Gain insights into factors limiting honeypot adoption and strategies to overcome them. Explore new techniques for making honeypots more "hacker-discoverable" and examine data from real-world honeypot deployments. Get introduced to OpenCanary, a new open-source honeypot, along with supporting scripts and utilities. Acquire practical tools, techniques, and takeaways to transform honeypots from geeky time-wasters into essential cybersecurity assets for your organization.