Lessons Learned from Building and Running MHN, the World's Largest Crowd-sourced Honeynet

Explore the insights gained from developing and managing the Modern Honey Network (MHN), the world's largest crowd-sourced honeynet, in this 37-minute conference talk from Security BSides San Francisco. Discover the benefits of using honeypots for collecting security data on botnets, scanning hosts, and password brute forcers. Learn how deploying diverse honeypots across multiple geographic locations enhances data quality and provides a comprehensive view of global attack trends and malicious system behaviors. Gain knowledge about the open-source MHN project, which manages and aggregates data from thousands of heterogeneous honeypots and network sensors deployed by various individuals and organizations worldwide. Understand the challenges and successes of building a crowdsourced global sensor network for tracking security threats and gathering valuable research data. Uncover the motivations behind different types of participants, from hobbyists to Fortune 1000 companies, and learn how to encourage data sharing within a community. Explore the importance of user-friendly setup processes and engaging visualizations in promoting honeypot adoption and integration with existing security tools.