The increasing complexity of Kubernetes environments presents unique security challenges, particularly regarding lateral movement attacks. Honeypots offer a strategic advantage in detecting and preventing these threats by acting as decoy systems that appear legitimate to attackers but are actually isolated and heavily monitored.
Kubernetes environments are particularly vulnerable to lateral movement due to their distributed nature, complex networking, and the potential for compromised pods, service accounts, or nodes to serve as entry points for further exploitation.
Deploying honeypots in Kubernetes environments can be an effective strategy to detect and prevent lateral movement attacks.
Beelzebub is a honeypot framework that can be configured to mimic various Kubernetes core components, offering an additional safeguard against lateral movement attacks.