Defensive deception is a promising approach for cyber defense. Via defensive deception, a
defender can anticipate and prevent attacks by misleading or luring an attacker, or hiding …

Deception techniques have been widely seen as a game changer in cyber defense. In this
paper, we review representative techniques in honeypots, honeytokens, and moving target …

Although the concept of ransomware is not new (ie, such attacks date back at least as far as
the 1980s), this type of malware has recently experienced a resurgence in popularity. In fact …

In this paper, we present the results of a long-term study of ransomware attacks that have
been observed in the wild between 2006 and 2014. We also provide a holistic view on how …

We propose a simple method for improving the security of hashed passwords: the
maintenance of additional``honeywords''(false passwords) associated with each user's …

Methods, systems, and media for detecting covert malware are provided. In accordance with
some embodiments, a method for detecting covert malware in a computing environ ment is …

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Methods, systems, and media for masquerade attack detec tion by monitoring computer user
behavior are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, a method for detecting …

The insider threat remains one of the most vexing problems in computer security. A number
of approaches have been proposed to detect nefarious insider actions including user …

A recent trend both in academia and industry is to explore the use of deception techniques
to achieve proactive attack detection and defense—to the point of marketing intrusion …