Deception technologies like honeypots generate sensitive attacker telemetry that may fall under GDPR and other EU compliance frameworks. If that data is processed outside the EU, organizations can face legal uncertainty and regulatory risk.
SecurityHive delivers EU-hosted deception technology, ensuring that logs, alerts, and threat intelligence remain under European jurisdiction. This strengthens compliance, simplifies audits, and reduces cross-border data risk, while maintaining powerful early-stage intrusion detection capabilities.
As cyber threats evolve, the security industry increasingly recognizes that detection technology isn’t just about technical capability; it’s also about where and how data is handled. For European organizations under stringent compliance regimes, data sovereignty is more than a buzzword: it is a legal obligation and a strategic necessity.
Deception technology — employing honeypots, decoys, and decoy assets to lure attackers and signal breach activity — has become a powerful way to spot intrusions at the earliest stages. Tools like Thinkst Canary have made this approach accessible, offering low-maintenance detection with minimal false positives.
Yet when it comes to data residency, regulatory compliance, and trust, many security leaders in Europe are now asking a different question: “What happens to the data generated by these systems, and where does it live?” This is where location becomes a key differentiator.
Why Location Matters More Than Ever
Honeypots don’t generate ordinary log files. They collect highly sensitive attacker indicators: from IP addresses and command payloads to attacker behaviours and exploitation artefacts. These interactions are incredibly valuable for detection and forensics, but they may also contain personal or network-specific information with compliance implications under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other EU cybersecurity obligations.
If this data is processed or stored outside the EU — in jurisdictions governed by foreign surveillance frameworks like the U.S. CLOUD Act — organizations may face legal uncertainty. For regulated sectors such as finance, healthcare, and government, such risks can translate into fines, reporting obligations and internal compliance scrutiny.
The Case for EU-Hosted Deception
Many organizations that initially adopted non-EU hosted deception tools are now re-evaluating their posture. EU hosting ensures that security data remains under EU legal frameworks, reducing exposure to external data transfer risks and strengthening compliance postures across:
- GDPR data processing requirements
- NIS2 Directive incident reporting expectations
- Sector-specific cybersecurity mandates
By keeping logs and telemetry within EU borders, organizations can retain full control over how and where threat intelligence data is handled, which is an increasingly important factor in board-level risk discussions and vendor selection.
SecurityHive: Built for European Sovereignty
SecurityHive was designed with these challenges in mind. As a honeypot and threat detection platform hosted in the Netherlands and across EU infrastructure by default, it removes the ambiguity around data residency that many non-EU hosted alternatives present.
Beyond compliance, this EU-native architecture also supports:
- Faster incident reporting aligned with regional law enforcement and CERT requirements.
- Simplified audits, since security logs remain under European jurisdiction.
- Greater trust with customers and partners who are increasingly focused on privacy and transparency.
A Security Strategy That Respects Sovereignty
In cybersecurity, detection capabilities and response playbooks are essential, but so is trust in how threat data is handled. By choosing a deception platform that preserves data within EU borders, organizations can strengthen both their technical defenses and their compliance frameworks.
SecurityHive delivers modern deception technology with EU-hosted assurance, giving European companies a way to stay ahead of threats without introducing cross-border data uncertainty.
In an era where threats are global but compliance boundaries are local, this blend of capability and sovereignty is no longer optional; it’s strategic.
