Honeypots in the Internet
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OpenCanary 3.0: HowTo
Host and Operating System The basis for any OpenCanary installation is the operating system. Linux is preferred, it will also work on MacOS and Docker. The OpenCanary Experience (TOCE) runs on Linux because it’s widely available, open source and runs…
Extending OpenCanary Monitoring
Expect the Unexpected The unexpected can happen when running OpenCanary instances and this demands some adapting. It’s considerably less dangerous than fixing an aircraft while flying, of course! Stability The Python-based OpenCanary is fairly low maintenance once running but, with…
OpenCanary: Login Banner Security
In the greater scheme of things, login warning banners exist to fulfil control requirements. They exist to support the legal process that will say “there was a warning, you still proceeded”. They superseded the old “Welcome…..” system messages which led…
OpenCanary 3.0 – Evolution not Revolution
USA versus Germany versus Switzerland The OpenCanary trio have been running for some time but, looking at the dashboards, I wanted more clarity across the three honeypots plus I wanted to widen the geographical locations and reduce some of the…
OpenCanary: The Tyranny of the Default
These are the credentials that the three OpenCanary instances have seen. Star Wars-style!
OpenCanary Hacked!
My OpenCanarys run Samba shares in the Internet. Firstly, this was mainly with Canary Tokens left there for attackers to open and trigger (this never worked) but then I found that malware was being dropped into the shares. While preparing…