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A Game-Theoretic Taxonomy and Survey of Defensive Deception for Cybersecurity and Privacy

Game-theoretic taxonomy distinguishing several forms of defensive deception.

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Evidence limits

Models abstract behavior, information and rationality; operational fit requires scenario validation.

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Full-text review · 2026-09-16

Design and scope

Survey and taxonomy organizing work through games among defender, attacker and users.

Main finding

Relates six deception classes to private information, signals, actions and utilities.

Evidence limits

Models abstract behavior, information and rationality; operational fit requires scenario validation.

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  1. A Game-Theoretic Taxonomy and Survey of Defensive Deception for Cybersecurity and Privacy
    Version-family metadata · 2026-10-16
  2. A Game-Theoretic Taxonomy and Survey of Defensive Deception for Cybersecurity and Privacy
    Full text · 2026-09-16

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