NCSC finds cyber deception tools work, if deployed right

"We found that cyber deception can be used for visibility in many systems, including legacy or niche systems,"

"Without a clear strategy organizations risk deploying tools that generate noise rather than insight."

""If cyber deception tools aren't properly configured, they may fail to detect threats or lead to a false sense of security, or worse, create openings for attackers," the NCSC warned. "Keeping cyber deception tools aligned requires ongoing effort.""

Cyber deception techniques provide increased visibility across diverse systems, including legacy and niche environments. Careful planning and a clear strategy are required to avoid generating noise instead of actionable insight. Improperly configured deception tooling can fail to detect threats, create a false sense of security, or open new attack vectors, and requires ongoing alignment and maintenance. Belief by attackers that deception is deployed reduces attacker confidence, disrupts methods, and wastes adversary time, imposing costs on attackers and benefiting defenders. Organizations should treat deception as an essential component of modern defense and invest in services and expertise to implement and manage it effectively.

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