Beyond Guesswork: How to Measure What Makes Cyber Deception Work
inforesearchPeer-Reviewed
securityresearch
Source: IEEE Xplore (Security & AI Journals)March 9, 2026
Summary
Cybersecurity uses deception (deliberately creating fake systems or false information to trick attackers) alongside defense and detection, and generative AI makes it easier to create convincing decoys. However, there are currently no well-established methods to measure how well these deception tactics actually work.
Classification
Attack SophisticationModerate
Impact (CIA+S)
integritysafety
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Original source: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11424411
First tracked: May 14, 2026 at 08:01 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 75%