Deployment environment

Endpoints and workstations

Defensive lures and artifacts placed on endpoints to expose reconnaissance or misuse.

Research question

What endpoint interaction triggers the signal and how is it distinguished from legitimate activity?

Context and method

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Associated records

62 tagged records
Paper2026

A trust-aware blockchain framework with deception-based edge nodes for secure and scalable IoT healthcare systems

Material reviewed: Abstract

The authors propose TAB-DEN, a framework for IoT healthcare systems that combines a permissioned blockchain with Proof of Authority consensus for decentralized authentication, a hierarchical edge architecture of primary and secondary edge servers that compute trust scores in real time and redirect traffic according to trustworthiness, and deception-based edge nodes acting as honeypot-like environments to attract, isolate and profile attackers. The stated aim is to provide scalable and quantum-resistant security, recording intrusion events through a lattice-based post-quantum signature scheme so that attack records are immutable and verifiable on the distributed ledger.

IoTNetworkHoneypotDecoy
Paper2026

AdvancedShelLM: A Stateful Multi-Agent LLM Honeypot for SSH Deception

Material reviewed: Abstract

The authors present AdvancedShelLM, an LLM-based SSH honeypot using a multi-agent architecture (Manager and Worker) intended to improve command understanding and deceptive capability over its predecessor shelLM. According to the abstract, the system was evaluated through unit tests, an AI attacker, human attackers, and an Internet deployment.

NetworkEndpointHoneypotDecoy
Paper2026

Anchoring Cyber Deception: Evaluating Anchoring Effects in Attacker Choices

Material reviewed: Abstract

This study examines how anchoring effects influence attackers' decisions in specific cyberattack scenarios through two experiments. Experiment 1 compares anchoring measurement methods in Crontab and Hostname tasks; Experiment 2 embeds bias triggers within an end-to-end cyber kill chain scenario.

NetworkEndpointDecoyAdversary engagement
Paper2026

AUTOMATED SYSTEM OF ISOLATED EMULATION ENVIRONMENTS FOR CYBER THREAT RESEARCH

Material reviewed: Abstract

The article examines the application of Cyber Deception technologies to the investigation of current cyber threats and the behavior of potential attackers, arguing for the usefulness of honeypot systems in collecting information on unauthorized access attempts and cyberattack techniques. Its authors propose a laboratory architecture based on a virtual infrastructure using the Cowrie honeypot system, aimed at automated event log collection and continuous monitoring of unauthorized access attempts, authentication processes, executed commands, and subsequent analysis of attacker activity.

NetworkEndpointHoneypotDecoy
Case study2026

Cargo Theft Actor in a Persistent Decoy

Material reviewed: Public pageCritical reading

Proofpoint observed post-compromise activity for over a month in a Deception.Pro decoy environment; adversary behavior research, not a commercial effectiveness trial.

EndpointNetworkDecoyAdversary engagement
Paper2026

Decoys Cannot Go Everywhere: Mapping the Deception Surface in MITRE ATT&CK

Material reviewed: Abstract

The authors examine the assumption that decoys can be placed wherever attacker behavior occurs, applying a four-criterion rubric to all 250 MITRE ATT&CK v18.1 techniques. They find only 32% of techniques admit a plausible decoy and describe two placement patterns, Sweep and Seek, offering a simple rule for decoy deployment.

NetworkEndpointDecoyAdversary engagement