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The Fine Art of Frustrating the Adversary

Reported by Cisco Talos (Hazel Burton)

Summary by Cyber Security News1 Oct 2026, 12:00 CET

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The Fine Art of Frustrating the Adversary — Image: Cisco Talos

For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, eight Cisco Talos researchers share practical ways defenders can frustrate adversaries at different stages of an operation. Deception techniques such as honeypot accounts, false infrastructure, and tarpits can slow adversaries down while giving defenders earlier opportunities to detect their activity.

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