Performing Deception Technology Deployment

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• SOC teams need high-fidelity detection of post-compromise lateral movement with near-zero false positives
• Existing detection tools miss advanced attackers who avoid triggering threshold-based alerts
• The organization wants to detect credential abuse by planting fake credentials as honeytokens
• Network segmentation gaps need compensating detection controls

Do not use as a replacement for fundamental security controls (patching, EDR, network segmentation) — deception is a detection layer, not a prevention mechanism.

Prerequisites

• Network segments identified for honeypot/decoy deployment (server VLANs, DMZ, OT networks)
• Deception platform (Thinkst Canary, Attivo/SentinelOne Hologram, or open-source alternatives)
• SIEM integration for deception alerts (any interaction with deception assets is suspicious)
• Active Directory access for honeytoken account and credential creation
• Network team coordination for IP allocation and traffic routing