Honeypots Are Not Just Technology
Many people think of honeypots as technical tools: fake servers, fake credentials, and fake databases.
In reality, honeypots are part of a broader security philosophy:
If attackers are going to interact with your environment, make sure you learn something from the interaction.
This thinking has evolved into deception technologies, honeytokens, decoy credentials, fake API keys, false administrative accounts, and synthetic data environments.
The goal is no longer simply to build walls. The goal is to shape attacker behaviour.
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