TY - GEN A1 - Alsabbagh, Wael A1 - Urrego, Diego A1 - Langendörfer, Peter T1 - Smart traps for smart systems : scalable honeynets for IIoT cybersecurity T2 - 2025 34th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN) N2 - Honeypots serve as decoy systems that attract and monitor intruders, offering insights into their behavior. When interconnected, these honeypots form honeynets, simulating high-value environments to engage attackers and facilitate deeper analysis. However, in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) networks, deploying honeypots presents challenges such as static configurations, lack of network context, and difficulties in scaling.In this paper, we introduce TrapNet, a scalable, lightweight honeynet framework specifically designed for IIoT environments. TrapNet combines compact, on-site honeypots with large-scale, adaptive honeynets deployed on fog and cloud infrastructures using microservices. This approach enables fast deployment, scalability, and flexibility, providing an effective solution for IIoT cybersecurity. Our experimental results show that TrapNet efficiently detects intrusions while maintaining low resource overhead. Additionally, all code and configurations used in this study are publicly available, fostering further research and innovation in honeynet design and IIoT security. KW - Honeypots KW - Cybersecurity KW - IIoT Security KW - Fog Computing KW - Cloud Infrastructure Y1 - 2025 SN - 979-8-3315-0898-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCCN65249.2025.11133761 SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway, NJ ER -