HoneyEdge — From an Idea to a Real Cybersecurity Device

What happens when you stop trying to block every cyberattack — and instead create something designed to attract and detect them?

Join us at Second Space RED for an informal tech talk and live introduction to HoneyEdge, a cybersecurity decoy device designed for homes, small businesses, coworking spaces and homelabs.

I’ll share the story behind HoneyEdge: how the idea started, why I decided to build a physical cybersecurity device, the challenges of turning an ESP32 prototype into a real product, and the journey toward manufacturing and launching it on Kickstarter.

What we’ll cover

🐝 The HoneyEdge story
How the project started and the problem I wanted to solve.

🔐 What is a honeypot?
A simple introduction to deception-based cybersecurity and why detecting suspicious activity inside your own network matters.

🛠 Building the device
From ESP32, Wi-Fi and Ethernet to PCB design, enclosure, firmware and cloud infrastructure.

🚨 Live HoneyEdge demonstration
See the device connected to a real network, trigger suspicious activity, and watch HoneyEdge detect it and generate an alert.

🚀 From prototype to Kickstarter
What it takes to transform a technical project into a product: prototypes, manufacturing, certification, pricing, packaging and crowdfunding.

💬 Open discussion & Q&A
Cybersecurity, ESP32, hardware development, Kickstarter, startups — or anything else you want to ask.

Who is this for?

You don’t need to be a cybersecurity expert, everyone can understand it !

The event is open to developers, makers, entrepreneurs, cybersecurity professionals, homelab enthusiasts, startup founders, and anyone curious about how a hardware idea becomes a real product.

📍 Second Space RED — Kaohsiung
⏱ Approx. 60 minutes

Come discover HoneyEdge, see it working in the real world, and learn the story behind the project.