Honeybits
A proof-of-concept tool that spreads deceptive breadcrumbs and honeytokens across systems to lure attackers toward honeypots.
What is Honeybits?
Honeybits is a proof-of-concept security tool that automates the creation of deceptive artifacts called breadcrumbs and honeytokens across production systems. It enhances traditional honeypots by planting misleading information that responds to attacker post-compromise techniques, luring them toward monitored traps. The tool addresses the limitation of static honeypots by increasing interaction opportunities during credential access, discovery, and lateral movement activities.
Security researchers, red teams, and blue teams looking to improve honeypot effectiveness in production environments. It's particularly useful for organizations wanting to study attacker behavior through deception techniques.
Developers choose Honeybits because it automates the creation of realistic-looking deceptive artifacts across multiple system locations, integrates with existing monitoring tools like auditd, and supports remote configuration management. Its template-based approach allows customization while reducing the manual effort typically required for honeypot deployment.
Overview
A PoC tool designed to enhance the effectiveness of your traps by spreading breadcrumbs & honeytokens across your systems to lure the attacker toward your honeypots
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