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NCSC Pilot Project Identifies Barriers and Risks in Cyber Deception

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The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has shared findings from a pilot project under the Active Cyber Defence (ACD) 2.0 program, involving 121 organizations and 14 cyber-deception solution providers. The project aims to establish an evidence base for cyber deception use cases at a national scale. Key findings include challenges in generating outcome-based metrics, inconsistent terminology, a guidance gap, risks of improper tool configuration, and the strategic advantage of not advertising deception tools. The NCSC plans to deploy thousands of deception solutions across various environments to improve national resilience by imposing costs on adversaries.

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  1. 12.12.2025 12:30 1 articles · 23h ago

    NCSC Shares Findings from Cyber Deception Pilot Project

    The NCSC has shared findings from a pilot project under the Active Cyber Defence (ACD) 2.0 program, involving 121 organizations and 14 cyber-deception solution providers. The project aims to establish an evidence base for cyber deception use cases at a national scale. Key findings include challenges in generating outcome-based metrics, inconsistent terminology, a guidance gap, risks of improper tool configuration, and the strategic advantage of not advertising deception tools. The NCSC plans to deploy thousands of deception solutions across various environments to improve national resilience by imposing costs on adversaries.

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  • The NCSC pilot project involved 121 UK organizations and 14 cyber-deception solution providers.

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  • Five key findings were highlighted, including challenges in generating outcome-based metrics and inconsistent terminology.

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  • A guidance gap was identified, lacking impartial advice and real-world case studies.

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  • Improper tool configuration can lead to undetected threats and a false sense of security.

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  • 90% of organizations prefer not to advertise their use of cyber-deception tools.

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  • The NCSC plans to deploy 5,000 low- and high-interaction solutions on the UK internet and 20,000 inside internal networks.

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  • Additionally, 200,000 low-interaction solutions will be deployed in cloud environments and two million honeytokens.

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  • Cyber deception can impose costs on adversaries by forcing them to navigate false environments.

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