HoneyTraps in the Cloud 101

malwaremily
5 min readJan 25, 2021

Honeypots are useful tools for collecting unauthorized interactions as logs. These logs can be digested to identify new attacking techniques or observe active username/password patterns. In the context of a security team, it could provide actionable information to pre-emptively secure the studied environment.

This tutorial will discuss general SSH honeypot pre-configuration, HoneyTrap installation, logging, and…

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