Threat sensors are a unique, central aspect to Metallic ThreatWise cyber deception capabilities. Unlike honeypots, Metallic threat sensors are designed to actively engage bad actors the moment an attack begins. Using a light-weight, webservice-like architecture, Metallic threat sensors are highly specialized, can mimic any customer asset, and can be rapidly deployed in minutes. This floods customer environments with falsified digital assets that are indistinguishable to attackers. They do not interfere with normal operations within an organization’s network, but lure attackers in with decoys that divert and trick cyber attackers during recon, discovery, lateral movement, and more. When a bad actor touches a threat sensor, real-time high-fidelity alerts are directly passed to key stakeholders and security tools for remediation. And because threat sensors are only visible to an attacker, businesses get highly precise notifications without false positives – for a direct line of sight into activity, attack paths, and techniques deployed.