DECEPTION FUNDAMENTALS: THE MISSING PIECE IN YOUR SECURITY STRATEGY

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Current deception technologies fail against skilled attackers due to obvious fake assets that don't align with real infrastructure patterns. Attackers exploit legitimate services and trusted channels, like GitHub OAuth flows, for their own deception. Effective deception involves analyzing real asset patterns and deploying fake assets through trusted communication channels, following the formula: Deception Assets + Communication Channels = Desired Effect. The key principle is congruence—attackers engage with deceptions only when found through expected channels, and the assets match their experience, leading to methodical validation that increases their dwell time.