Cowrie vs Wazuh
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About Cowrie
Cowrie is a medium to high interaction SSH and Telnet honeypot designed to log brute force attacks, shell interactions, and file downloads. It emulates a full Unix system with a fake filesystem, allowing attackers to interact naturally while all commands, keystrokes, and uploaded files are recorded. Cowrie supports SFTP/SCP file upload capture, session replay in real-time or asynchronously, and forwards connection metadata to ELK, Splunk, or JSON files. It can proxy connections to real systems for high-interaction scenarios. Used to collect threat intelligence on attack tools, credentials, and TTPs being used against SSH infrastructure.
About Wazuh
Wazuh is a free, open-source security platform that provides unified XDR (Extended Detection and Response) and SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) capabilities. It consists of an agent deployed on endpoints and a central server that collects, analyzes, and correlates security data. Wazuh performs real-time log analysis, file integrity monitoring, rootkit detection, vulnerability assessment, configuration compliance checking (CIS, PCI DSS, HIPAA, NIST), and active response. It detects threats using rules that correlate events from multiple sources, including endpoint logs, cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP), containers, and network devices. Wazuh integrates with Elasticsearch and OpenSearch for log storage and visualization, and includes a custom dashboard for security operations. Its open-source nature and comprehensive feature set make it a popular alternative to commercial SIEM solutions.
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