They’re Already Knocking: High-Interaction Honeypots for the Rest of Us

Aaron Levitt

The Internet can be a pretty scary place, and if you know where to look, you can find proof of that in your logs. This talk walks through the end-to-end deployment of a high-interaction honeypot: platform selection, decoy service configuration, network placement, and logs that surface actionable intelligence rather than a bunch of noise. Once the trap has been set, you’ll get a look at what it catches. Whether you’re an experienced security expert or just someone who wants to understand what’s going on with your network in the middle of the night, this talk will show you that running your own threat intelligence operation is easier than you think. All you need is a Linux box, a spare IP address, and the patience to watch and learn.

Sunday 1600 Gramercy Park Suite


Aaron Levitt is a U.S. Navy veteran, OSCP-certified security professional, and founder of Streetwise InfoSec LLC, a cybersecurity consultancy focused on protecting seniors and everyday families from online threats. With roughly 25 years of IT and security experience spanning penetration testing, infrastructure defense, and real-world honeypot deployment, he brings a practitioner’ s perspective to both offense and defense. He has the logs to prove the Internet never sleeps.