A honeypot detector is a valuable security tool that helps detect and identify attackers on a network. They are designed to lure threats into interacting with them, giving security teams more information about the hackers they are trying to protect against. The device can also be used to help test the effectiveness of a company’s internal systems and protocols.
Honeypots are resource light, requiring only minimal hardware to run. Additionally, they are highly flexible and can be configured to simulate any system or protocol an attacker might be attempting to attack. The software that powers a honeypot is often freely available, further reducing the amount of in-house effort that is required to get it up and running. Furthermore, the low-interaction nature of most honeypots makes them relatively easy to fingerprint. This means that attackers are more likely to spend their time attacking them than they would if they were scanning a real-world target.
However, despite their advantages, honeypots have limitations. They can create a lot of false positive alerts that can be difficult to filter out, making them unwieldy to manage. They are also often slow to detect attacks and are susceptible to DDoS attacks. This can lead to a slowed down workflow and a loss of productivity, while causing security staff to have to invest more time and energy into managing the devices.
In the crypto space, honeypots are useful for catching sketchy moves by scammers on decentralized exchanges (DEX). Our Scanner free smart contract auditing tool uses a powerful honeypot detector to protect you from malicious actors. This feature analyzes not only individual contracts, but entire chains to identify possible rugpulls, Ponzi schemes, terrorism financing, spam, and theft.
The Scanner honeypot detector works by deploying multiple honeypots to collect data from attackers and sending it to a central node for processing. The node then organizes, summarises, and analyzes the data, and sends it back to users via a front-end interface.
These honeypots are run on a variety of different operating systems, including Ubuntu and CentOS. They are designed to emulate a wide range of industrial systems, such as electric motors, pressure gauges, turbines, and flowmeters. They can be accessed via a standard LAN or WAN connection. They can be configured to run on an arbitrary IP address and are equipped with various protocols such as S7comm, Modbus, SNMP, and HTTP.
CoinScan is continuing to bolster its honeypot detector capabilities by adding an expanded set of partners and cross-verifying data. These efforts are a testament to the company’s commitment to elevating safety analytics in the cryptosphere while providing peace of mind for investors in every trade they make.
As a result of the continued investment in this area, the Scanner team is confident that its honeypot detector can protect users from sketchy transactions on all major platforms. This includes ETH, BTC, Tether, Binance, Base, Arbitrum, Polygon, and other EVM-compatible chains. In the future, the Scanner team plans to add even more sophisticated features, such as detecting suspicious transaction tax fees.
