CISA promotes a fresh way to deter cyberattackers: Lie to them
CISA issued first-time guidance advising critical infrastructure operators to deploy honeypots, honeytokens, and decoys to detect and distract intruders.
CISA published 'Using Cyber Decoys to Strengthen Detection and Response,' a 22-page guide marking the agency's first guidance on decoys such as honeypots and honeytokens. Acting executive director Chris Butera described decoys as a low-cost, high-fidelity way to detect adversaries already inside networks, complementing zero-trust and assume-compromise approaches. The guidance covers decoy principles, definitions, deployment scenarios, and is aimed especially at resource-constrained critical infrastructure sectors.
- First CISA guidance dedicated to cyber decoys and honeypots
- Honeytokens are fake records or credentials that flag unauthorized access
- Framed as low-cost detection for resource-constrained critical infrastructure
- Positioned as complement to zero-trust and assume-compromise strategies
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It’s the first guidance from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on deploying decoys, like honeypots, to detect and distract adversaries. The post CISA promotes a fresh way to deter cyberattackers: Lie to them appeared first on CyberScoop.
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