Deception & Honeypots
Honeypot, Honeynet, and Deception technologies are used to lure cybercriminals away from production networks. While hackers assume they are reconnoitering and infiltrating a smart factory's or smart electrical grid's real OT network, they are actually accessing a 'fully functional' digital twin of that network.
The digital twin (honeypot, honeynet) appears and behaves like the genuine thing to the attacker. Honeypots entice and trap attackers by simulating the real system, which includes programmable logic controllers (PLCs), a human-machine interface (HMI), and other industrial control system components (ICS). A Honeynet is just a collection of Honeypots connected together. Honeynets can be set up in the cloud or locally.
As hackers pass via a Honeypot, the SOC team receives a clear view of the cybercriminal's reconnaissance and attack strategies. Honeypots frequently provide early warning of an actual security breach and how it is likely to be carried out, allowing the SOC team to strengthen cyber defenses and prepare a quick and effective reaction.
Honeypots also capture vital cyberattack data (e.g., malware payload), allowing industrial firms to better understand the various approaches and strategies used by criminal actors.
Honeypots implemented in an industrial enterprise, for example, can offer a plethora of useful information, such as the percentage of breach traffic that is automatic reconnaissance scanning (precursor to attack) versus live assault traffic. Honeypots also record the target, attack time, and frequency.
