Diving into the essence of deception technology
You have probably heard about honeypots -- bait targets used to attract and detect hackers. In recent years, this technology has been upgraded and is now collectively called Deception.
Today, deception technology is represented by quite a few vendors. The most famous are Illusive Networks, TrapX, Fidelity Security Deception, and Cymmetria. In this article, I plan to talk about deception technology from the developer's point of view and tell you what makes it interesting. But first, let us talk about the forerunner of this technology -- honeypots.
7 reasons to start using deception technology
Hacker attacks are often based on social engineering. Attackers send phishing emails, create fake websites and apps. Their goal is to force the victim to click a malicious link, open a virus file, or provide sensitive data. Simply put, cybercriminals try to deceive their victims. Deception technology adopts the same principle. It is intended to deceive the hackers. And it does it very successfully. Gartner analysts placed the deception approach on their radar of the most promising security technologies. Deception technology is easy to deploy, and it is effective in detecting and avoiding various threats aimed at organizations of all sizes. If you doubt whether your company needs to employ deception technology, here are seven reasons to try this defense practice.
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