Deception Technology for Active Defence: Background and Opportunities

The present state of cyber security is heavily di-rected in favor of attackers, due to the unbalanced nature of cyber operations. Cyber security custodians are tasked with securing every aspect of the network, including applications, programs, procedures, and connections, while cyber attackers only need to find a single vulnerability to gain control over the target. Traditional cyber defense methods are not always effective in stopping attackers from exploiting these vulnerabilities. To address this issue, deception technology is needed as a cyber security tool to disintegrate this tendency and give cyber guardians a distinctive opportunity to generate precedence. Deception techniques mainly address the problem of delaying attacks and saving assets from cyber criminals. This paper provides an overview of deception technology as an active defense, a survey of some market players, areas where deception technology can be implemented, and the challenges that arise when deploying deception technology.