Given its accuracy and efficacy, deception is becoming a de facto detection control within the security stack. Many organisations are specifically budgeting for deception projects for 2019 and I expect this will continue to fuel the rapid trend of adoption. Additionally, over the next two years, the deception technology market is estimated to grow 684% according to the Cybersecurity Imperative report.
Deception technology has matured immensely over the last few years and now has globally proven technology for network, endpoint, application, and data deceptions across a wide range of attack surfaces including data centres, cloud, user networks, remote offices, IoT, ICS, POS, and infrastructure. Additionally, comprehensive deception platforms facilitate the collection of adversary intelligence, and through native integrations, automate incident response. The  use of machine-learning has also removed deployment and operational complexity, making deception suitable for both large and smaller organisations. Managed service offerings will also be more widely available to support midmarket and smaller business needs. It is important to note that there are very substantial capability differences amongst deception providers. It is critical to do the research to make sure the solution will meet the business’s current and future requirements.