Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 14 | Page 71

POWERED BY INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Enterprise Security How deception technology can be a positive for your business ///////////////////////////// Deception technology is coming into its own, says Anton Jacobsz, Managing Director at Networks Unlimited. He tells us enterprises should think of it as the ‘smoke and mirrors’ arm of their cybersecurity arsenal. D eception is usually frowned on by most societies and can carry negative connotations. But can deception ever be a positive? Cybersecurity company Attivo Networks believes that it can be. Anton Jacobsz, Managing Director at Networks Unlimited, an African value- added technology distributor of Attivo Networks, said: “Companies are recognising www.intelligentcio.com more and more that a new approach is needed in today’s cybersecurity defence strategies. During the past few years, the pace and intensity of malware, ransomware and phishing attacks from those looking to steal information have increased significantly. Our vendor partner, Attivo Networks, offers another, completely different layer of protection in the form of ‘deception technology’. It’s an excellent and complementary addition to any company’s layers of cyber protection strategies.” Advanced deception technology platforms offer the capability to exercise deception- based detection throughout every layer of the network stack, enabling efficient exposure for every threat vector. Using high-interaction decoys and lures, deception solutions effectively deceive attackers into INTELLIGENTCIO 71