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Deception Technology for Active Defense: Changing the Game
on Attackers
by: Carolyn Crandall, Chief Deception Officer, Attivo Networks
We live in an increasingly interconnected world and have created an on-demand society that expects
instant access to information along with the ability to conduct business at any place and at any time. New
technologies that provider faster services and improved economics are seen within new cloud
architectures and the Internet of Things (IoT) is growing at an unprecedented pace—so much so that IoT
devices are now already outnumbering the human population and will likely be in the operations of over
50 percent of companies in 2019. It’s an exciting time from a consumer perspective, as well as from a
tech industry perspective. But with innovation comes new challenges—particularly when it comes to
security.
The threat landscape is changing as innovation outpaces traditional cybersecurity solutions and attackers
are proving they can easily bypass perimeter defenses. The fight against intruders is growing more
sophisticated and has moved inside the network. Organizations without proactive, in-network security will
find themselves unprepared to deal with adversaries who use advanced attack methods or that exploit
weaknesses in human behavior.
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