Active Defense & Deception , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development

Advanced Threat Detection: Deception Tech's Role

Rocco Grillo of Consultancy Alvarez & Marsal on How Deception Helps Battle Breaches
Rocco Grillo, managing director, Alvarez & Marsal

Deploying deception technology can give organizations a leg up when it comes to more quickly spotting and responding to data breaches, provided they configure and utilize the technology appropriately, says incident response expert Rocco Grillo.

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In part, that's because such technology can lead to attackers lingering longer on a targeted network before they can obtain anything useful, thus giving defenders greater opportunity to not only spot the intrusion attempt, but to study attackers' latest tools and tactics, says Grillo, who's a managing director at the consultancy Alvarez & Marsal.

In a video interview at Information Security Media Group's recent Cybersecurity Summit in New York, Grillo also discusses:

  • Critical success factors for deploying deception technology;
  • How deception tech fits into an organization's cyber resilience strategy;
  • Key questions to ask when searching for a deception solution.

Grillo is a managing director with Alvarez & Marsal’s disputes and investigations global cyber risk services practice. Previously, he held leadership positions at professional services organizations, including Stroz Friedberg (bought by Aon Cyber Solutions), where he served as the global leader of the firm’s cybersecurity services. Prior to Aon, he was a founding member of Protiviti's cybersecurity practice. He's also served at RedSiren Technologies and with Lucent Technologies and Bell companies.


About the Author

Mathew J. Schwartz

Mathew J. Schwartz

Executive Editor, DataBreachToday & Europe, ISMG

Schwartz is an award-winning journalist with two decades of experience in magazines, newspapers and electronic media. He has covered the information security and privacy sector throughout his career. Before joining Information Security Media Group in 2014, where he now serves as the executive editor, DataBreachToday and for European news coverage, Schwartz was the information security beat reporter for InformationWeek and a frequent contributor to DarkReading, among other publications. He lives in Scotland.




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