[Cialug] RasbPis for Corporate Honeypots

[jim kraai]

sorry for the crosspost ... or am i?

"Cunning security plan: dangle £28 ARM boxes and watch crooks take the bait

"Honeypots are the perfect bait for corporate IT shops to detect hackers
targeting and already within their networks and now one security bod has
devised a means to build a battalion of the devices from Raspberry Pis."

honeypot:  "In computer terminology, a honeypot is a trap set to detect,
deflect, or, in some manner, counteract attempts at unauthorized use of
information systems."

raspberry pi:  "The Raspberry Pi is a [ed: very cheap] credit-card-sized
single-board computer developed in the UK by the Raspberry Pi Foundation
with the intention of promoting the teaching of basic computer science in
schools."

article:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/01/bust_comment_crew_with_this_armada_of_raspberry_pi_honeypots/

how-to:
http://threatstream.com/blog/create-an-army-of-raspberry-pi-honeypots-on-a-budget

--jim