Security News > 2016 > October > Deception mechanisms for detecting sophisticated attacks (Help Net Security)
2016-10-12 12:45
Private information stored in document files is the most popular target for attacks coming from professional hackers, according to TopSpin Security. File traps, including Office files, recent docs and deleted docs, were touched the most times during the research. Assets and decoys The next most attractive attack targets were application traps, consisting of session apps and browsers, followed by email traps. Notably, 100 percent of the attackers were detected during the initial stages of the … More →
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