HoneyNet delivers deception technology for all sizes of enterprise

Data breaches can be hard to detect and are often missed by traditional cyber security approaches, allowing attackers to spend a long time inside a network.

One way of combating this is to catch attackers out by deploying decoys that mimic desktops, servers, printers and other technology present in a network. But until recently this approach was only available to large organizations.

But now security information specialist EventTracker is launching a "deception-as-a-service" product called HoneyNet. This provides a managed security service that enables any size of enterprise to add a deception network layer to its cyber security defenses.

HoneyNet uses a collection of honeypots, these are virtualized decoys that mimic typical technology that might be found on a business network. Attacking hackers sniffing around a network looking to expand out from their beachhead can't differentiate between decoy machines and the real thing. The decoys are maintenance-free until someone touches them, but, at that point, any interaction can be presumed to be hostile.

HoneyNet alerts network administrators of the suspicious activity via the EventTracker console and provides them with an overview of activity on their network. The result is a very high-signal, low-noise solution that can help to uncover both internal and external threats and prevent alert fatigue by delivering threat intelligence specific to the local environment.

"Decoy networks are low cost and deliver high value, but configuring, maintaining and monitoring costs and complexity have put them out of reach for resource strapped IT teams", says AN Ananth, co-founder and CEO of EventTracker. "Technology is only 15 percent of what you need. Our managed service is a complete solution with everything needed to make this highly effective approach feasible for the small and mid-market enterprise. Without services, most enterprises cannot get to the outcomes they want from a deception network".

The EventTracker platform is available on premise or in the cloud and you can find out more about HoneyNet on the company's website.

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