While not a perfect solution, honeypots can help to divert attacks away from critical systems and provide an early warning of an attack before it becomes too serious. They can also capture attacker tools, tactics and procedures (TTPs) and gather forensic and legal evidence without placing the rest of the network at risk.
A honeypot is any computer system or network that appears to be a real resource but that’s actually a fake service. The goal is to entice hackers to invest time and resources into attacking the honeypot rather than other, more valuable assets on the network. The attacker is then trapped and the honeypot can be analyzed to understand the threat and improve security measures in place.
Honeypots can be as simple as a file share with sensitive-looking data, an Active Directory group that grants privileged access, a Microsoft Teams chat that includes fake information and conversations or even a SCADA PLC with bogus functionality. However, honeypots can also emulate almost any server or PC-based service from a fake MySQL database to a Windows file share or an open SFTP server. There are two main types of honeypots, high interaction and low interaction. High interaction honeypots are normally used to study hacks in real time and can feedback bogus data. They aren’t usually too difficult to attack and can be monitored by a human on the other side of the screen.
Low interaction honeypots can be a lot easier to set up but aren’t as realistic. They are normally a collection of services that can be accessed via the internet and can be logged with scripts to record what happens. These can be triggered to respond to the attack in various ways including sending emails, triggering alerts in SIEM systems and disabling user accounts.
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The API is easy to use and can be easily integrated into other projects. There are two endpoints – one to check if a token is a honeypot and the other to get holder analysis for any Ethereum token. You don’t need to authenticate with an API key, but the token you are trying to check must be listed on an exchange and be a public contract. If you are a developer interested in integrating our API, you can find all the details on this page. Alternatively, you can sign up for our newsletter for regular updates and tips on how to best secure your crypto. We’ll also send you a discount coupon to save you on our premium ETH API!