What it is
Deception technology plants convincing decoys—fake servers, files, credentials, and “honey” accounts—so attackers probe the traps instead of your real systems. When they bite, you get high-fidelity alerts and a clear view of their tools and tactics. For details, see our
deception technology explainer
Why it works
Attackers look for quiet, easy wins. Decoys behave like real assets (logins, data, services), so any touch is suspicious by design—lighting up detections without drowning you in noise.
How it works
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Deploy decoys: faux databases, endpoints, shares, and cloud assets.
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Seed breadcrumbs: tempting creds/paths that only lead to traps.
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Detect & learn: capture IOCs, commands, and movement for faster response.
Where to use it
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High-risk segments (finance, HR, domain admins)
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Lateral movement paths in AD/cloud
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Remote access gateways, VPNs, and jump hosts
Quick start
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Map likely attacker paths.
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Drop a few high-quality decoys and unique honey-creds.
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Wire alerts to IR playbooks; isolate on first touch.
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Rotate decoys regularly and mine findings for hunt rules.