MANAGED THREAT DECEPTION / EARLY INTERNAL DETECTION

SEND ATTACKERS THE WRONG WAY. SEE THE ROUTE.

SNS-IX designs and operates decoys, lures and synthetic identities around critical segments. Suspicious interaction becomes an evidence-rich event for your security team.

LURESYNTHETIC PATHS
DECOYISOLATED TARGETS
EVENTINVESTIGATION CONTEXT
APIAPI / SYSLOG
01 THE SECURITY GAP

Perimeter tools see the door. Deception shows where the attacker goes after it opens.

SNS-IX places a controlled layer of non-production decoys, lures and synthetic identities around the selected risk. Because ordinary users and applications have no reason to touch them, an interaction becomes a focused investigation point without waiting for a known indicator or signature.

02 HOW DECEPTION WORKS
01 DISCOVER / DESIGN

Mirror the paths that matter to an attacker.

We map critical segments, identities and services, then design a believable deception surface around them without exposing production data.

Data center · office · cloud · segmented networks
ANIMATED ARCHITECTURE MODEL 01 / 04 DISCOVER / DESIGN
Distributed threat deception architecture Observed routes lead to protected production assets. An out-of-band deception manager provisions a lure and isolated decoys. An attacker follows the lure into a decoy, evidence reaches the SOC, and a response workflow contains the affected host. EXTERNAL ACCESS PROTECTED PRODUCTION SOC / RESPONSE INITIAL FOOTHOLD HOST CONTAINED NO PRODUCTION DATA CREDENTIAL LURE DECEPTION MANAGER OUT-OF-BAND · API / SYSLOG SOC SIEMSOAREDRNAC HIGH-CONFIDENCE INCIDENT MAPPED ENTRY ROUTES PROVISION ATTACKER EVIDENCE APPROVED CONTAINMENT 01 MAP CRITICAL ROUTES · NO ATTACK SIGNAL YET 02 PROVISION LURE + ISOLATED DECOYS 03 ONE CONTINUOUS TRACE: FOOTHOLD → LURE → DECOY 04 EVIDENCE CONFIRMED · AFFECTED HOST CONTAINED MAPPED ATTACK EVIDENCE CONTAINED
03ONE MANAGED OFFER

The deception layer—and the service around it.

SNS-IX turns a selected internal risk into a designed detection path: what the attacker can discover, what the SOC receives, and who responds next.

01 LURE

Believable lures

Synthetic identities, files and service references create discoverable paths that should never be used in normal work.

Exact lure set is selected during design
02 DECOY

Isolated decoys

Controlled non-production assets can resemble the servers, databases, services or devices an intruder expects to find.

No business workload is placed on a decoy
03 SITES

Coverage where risk lives

The design can span a data center, office, cloud or segmented site when the selected topology and access model allow it.

Scope is confirmed in the assessment
04 SIGNAL

Interaction-based detection

A touch on a lure or decoy becomes an investigation signal without waiting for a previously known indicator or signature.

Signal quality depends on placement and tuning
05 EVENT

Evidence for triage

The SOC receives the source, touched asset and event sequence. Additional actions and indicators depend on the chosen telemetry.

Fields are agreed before the pilot
06 API

Response integration

Forward agreed events through API or Syslog into the tools and escalation process your security team already operates.

Connector and response actions are validated
Security operations monitoring network events
04FROM ALERT TO DECISION

Not another red dot. A route the SOC can investigate.

The service is designed backward from the decision your team must make. Source, lure, decoy and sequence arrive together; deeper action and indicator fields are included when the agreed telemetry supports them.

  1. 01Synthetic identity accessed
  2. 02Validation attempt reaches decoy
  3. 03Source and route correlated
  4. 04Event forwarded through API / Syslog
REPRESENTATIVE EVENT HIGH-SIGNAL / REVIEW
SOURCE
WS-044 / 10.24.x.x
LURE
Synthetic service identity
DECOY
FIN-DB-02
ROUTE
Identity → service → decoy
DESTINATION
SOC / API / SYSLOG

Illustrative fields—not a customer incident. Exact evidence depends on the selected lure, decoy and telemetry.

05WHAT YOU CAN VALIDATE

Four scenarios buyers can recognize.

The first pilot starts with one priority risk. The exact lure, decoy, evidence fields and response path are agreed around that scenario.

01STOLEN CREDENTIAL

A credential opens the wrong door.

SITUATION
A workstation or password is compromised and the intruder begins checking internal access.
DECEPTION SIGNAL
A synthetic identity is read or used against a decoy service.
WHAT THE TEAM GETS
The SOC sees the source host, identity path and timestamp, then follows the agreed escalation runbook.
02LATERAL MOVEMENT

Reconnaissance reaches a decoy first.

SITUATION
An intruder enumerates hosts, shares or services inside a critical segment.
DECEPTION SIGNAL
Discovery or connection activity touches an isolated non-production asset.
WHAT THE TEAM GETS
The event gives the investigation a concrete starting point before a production system is selected.
03SENSITIVE DATA

A canary file makes suspicious access visible.

SITUATION
A contractor, malware process or internal account searches for files outside its normal task.
DECEPTION SIGNAL
A monitored synthetic file, token or reference is opened or followed.
WHAT THE TEAM GETS
The team receives context for investigation without treating the signal itself as proof of malicious intent.
04VALIDATION / PENTEST

Prove the detection path before an incident.

SITUATION
The security team needs to test one high-priority internal attack scenario and its handoff to the SOC.
DECEPTION SIGNAL
A controlled test reaches the selected lure or decoy through the designed route.
WHAT THE TEAM GETS
The pilot documents coverage, evidence fields, integration behavior and response ownership.
06A CONTROLLED START

Begin with one risk. Leave with an architecture.

The pilot is a scoped engineering exercise, not an open-ended trial. Before deployment, both teams agree what must be detected, what evidence must arrive, and who owns the next action.

Scope the Pilot
  1. 01
    Assess

    Critical services, traffic paths, identities and response processes.

  2. 02
    Design

    Deception topology, coverage and integration plan.

  3. 03
    Validate

    Controlled scenarios, alert quality and response playbooks.

  4. 04
    Operate

    Monitoring, tuning, evidence and agreed escalation.

PILOT OUTPUT A detection path your teams can review, test and own.
  • 01Coverage map for the selected risk
  • 02Lure and decoy topology
  • 03Validated detection scenario
  • 04Event and integration mapping
  • 05Escalation and response ownership
  • 06Evidence report and expansion plan
FAQPRACTICAL QUESTIONS

What your security and infrastructure teams will ask.

01Does this replace our EDR, SIEM or firewalls?

No. The service adds an internal deception layer and sends high-signal evidence to the security tools and processes you already operate.

02What can the deception layer detect?

Typical scenarios include reconnaissance, stolen-credential use, lateral movement, ransomware behavior, insider activity and man-in-the-middle attempts. Exact coverage depends on the agreed architecture.

03How is the service deployed?

We start with a short architecture and risk assessment. The team selects network segments for decoys and lures, connects monitoring, and validates response playbooks before production handover.

04Can we start with one segment or application?

Yes. A focused pilot can cover one public application, a critical network segment or a selected identity scenario. Scope, success criteria and the path to expansion are agreed before deployment.

05Will decoys affect production systems or hold business data?

Decoys are designed as isolated non-production assets. Data sources, access paths and isolation controls are reviewed during design; no production content is copied unless it is explicitly approved and protected.

06Does every interaction automatically block a host?

No. The event is triaged against the agreed rules. Any containment action is connected only after the customer approves the integration, thresholds and responsible team.

07Who operates and tunes the deception layer?

SNS-IX and the customer define monitoring, tuning, change approval, evidence handling and escalation ownership before handover. The exact operating model is part of the service scope.

READYPILOT SCOPING

Make the first risk visible.

Tell us the business risk—not the sensitive network detail. An SNS-IX engineer will clarify the environment, success criteria, evidence and integration path with your team.

01

One priority attack scenario

02

Clear pilot boundaries and ownership

03

Expected evidence before deployment

Prefer email? info@sns-ix.uz