Wasting Hackers' Time to Keep Websites Safe
Instead of blocking attacks, a startup distracts attackers with false information. Most security software defends PCs and websites by acting like a locked door to shut hackers out. A new security company, Mykonos Software, instead invites hackers in through a fake entrance and plays tricks on them until they give up. Source: Technology Review - Discipline: Computer Science...
Source: LabSpaces - Tuesday, 24 January
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