New Israeli Cyber-Security Technique: Daze and Confuse Hackers

(Times of Israel) David Shamah - The best way to beat hackers is to let them mine phony data that ends up leading nowhere. "Statistically, we have found that our system of deceptive attack points catches almost all hackers who try to mine a system for information," said Shlomo Touboul, the CEO of new Israeli cyber-security firm Illusive. "The fake attack vectors lead them in the wrong direction, keeping them busy with nonsense information. Meanwhile, the security department can gather information on them, including where the attack is originating from, and how it is being carried out."


2015-06-12 00:00:00

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