Deception in defense of computer systems from cyber-attack
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Rowe, Neil C.
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2007
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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While computer systems can be quite susceptible to deception by attackers, deception by defenders has increasingly been investigated
in recent years. Military history has classic examples of defensive deceptions, but not all tactics and strategies have analogies in
cyberspace. Honeypots are the most important example today; they are decoy computer systems designed to encourage attacks to
collect data about attack methods. We examine the opportunities for deception in honeypots, and then opportunities for deception in
ordinary computer systems by tactics like fake information, false delays, false error messages, and identity deception. We conclude
with possible strategic deceptions.
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This is a chapter in Cyber War and Cyber Terrorism, ed. A. Colarik and L. Janczewski, Hershey, PA: The Idea Group, 2007.
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Cyber War and Cyber Terrorism, ed. A. Colarik and L. Janczewski, Hershey, PA: The Idea Group, 2007.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.