Tarpits aren't really a defense mechanism. They're meant to waste attackers' time and study their techniques, making attacks more expensive.
It's sort of like those YouTube channels where they waste phone scammers' time in an entertaining way. [0] Obviously, the easiest thing for the callee to do is hang up the phone, but their goal is to make phone scams less profitable.
It's sort of like those YouTube channels where they waste phone scammers' time in an entertaining way. [0] Obviously, the easiest thing for the callee to do is hang up the phone, but their goal is to make phone scams less profitable.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Browning_(YouTuber)