Compare HoneyWire vs. Smokescreen

Engineered entirely in Go, HoneyWire delivers a self-hosted, open-source deception engine that identifies post-exploitation and lateral movement without the heavy footprint of commercial enterprise software. Using an intuitive Terminal UI (TUI) wizard, security teams and sysadmins can rapidly distribute distroless, lightweight canary tripwires across any Linux environment in a matter of seconds. Our detection model guarantees an absolute zero false-positive rate. Because every HoneyWire sensor operates as a strictly synthetic decoy, they possess no actual business utility. Consequently, any network interaction with these endpoints is a guaranteed indicator of compromise whether from a rogue internal script, a breached CI/CD pipeline, or a live adversary. The platform ships with a growing arsenal of ready-to-deploy traps: - TCP Canary Tarpits: Occupy attractive network ports to capture malicious payloads and bog down automated enumeration tools. - Fake Web Routers: Mimic administrative dashboards to snare HTTP-focused reconnaissance. - Honeytoken File Canaries: Covert file integrity monitors that trigger the instant an attacker reads or scrapes sensitive decoy directories. - Network & ICMP Sensors: Unmask stealthy subnet discovery and ping sweeps before hostile actors can map your production assets. (Expect new trap types in upcoming releases!) Fleet configuration and node telemetry are centrally orchestrated by the HoneyWire Hub a secure, fully private control server. To seamlessly integrate with your existing EDR or SIEM infrastructure, the Hub dispatches dynamic alerts through standard Syslog, alongside native push notification support for Slack, Discord, Gotify, and Ntfy.

Smokescreen specializes in deception technology and active defense, offering a solution that envelops your network with decoys designed to ensnare hackers. By experiencing a demonstration of our product, IllusionBLACK, you will gain insights into adversarial tactics while witnessing how strategically placed decoys across your network enable precise threat detections at every juncture. The system is user-friendly and covers various environments including Perimeter, Cloud, internal networks, endpoints, and Active Directory. You can effortlessly initiate your first deception campaign using pre-configured decoys, allowing you to prioritize threat detection without the burden of extensive setup time. Any engagement with an IllusionBLACK decoy serves as a reliable signal of a potential breach, ensuring that alerts you receive are indeed significant. Moreover, our platform simplifies automated forensics and root-cause analysis, enabling you to achieve results quickly with a leaner team. With seamless integrations available for SIEMs, Firewalls, EDRs, Proxy, threat intelligence feeds, SOAR, and much more, you can enhance your cybersecurity posture efficiently. This comprehensive approach not only streamlines your defense strategy but also empowers your organization to respond effectively to emerging threats.