Real-World Case Studies

The Four-Honey system, by integrating Honeypoints, Honeyproxy, Honeytrace, and Honeycenter, achieves a transformation from passive detection to adaptive and dynamic protection. Its effectiveness is demonstrated through real-world deployments at key events such as the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the Hangzhou 2023 Asian Games, the Chengdu 2023 Summer World University Games, and the Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games, as well as through continuous operation on the Canton Fair’s digital platforms. These case studies show how H4 combines deception, correlation-driven analysis, and multidimensional tracing to uncover sophisticated threats, accurately attribute attack activities, and ensure zero-incident cybersecurity records in high-value scenarios. The findings highlight the necessity of deception-enhanced active defense as a cornerstone of future cybersecurity models (This chapter was supported by the Strategic Research and Consulting Project of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (No.2023-JB-13)).