Allentown tech firm launches new digital decoy cybersecurity service

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Allentown-based wireless design and network security solutions firm, Velaspan Inc, has announced the launch of Active Cyber Engagement (ACE), which it describes as the industry’s first active defense cyber deception managed service. ACE dramatically improves a company’s cybersecurity posture without requiring new tools or resources. 

 According to the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023 it takes 277 days on average to identify and contain a data breach.  

Velaspan’s ACE cyber deception technology uses digital decoys, breadcrumbs, baits and lures to detect, deter and contain malicious cyber threats. The service creates and deploys decoys, such as virtual images of actual network devices, and applications onto an enterprise network. 

 In addition to decoys, ACE also deploys lures including Weak credentials, vulnerabilities and misconfigurations onto the decoys.  

Baits are also deployed on actual enterprise assets and act as tripwires to trigger an active alert. 

 The company said deploying an ACE capability complements a perimeter security platform by adding a proactive defense layer against insider or outsider threats, zero-day threats and ransomware. 

 “We are reading in the news daily that perimeter defenses are allowing cybersecurity attacks to occur and go undetected for nine months or more, permitting bad actors the time to find critical assets and maximize damage,” said Jim Kreutel, vice president of product management and marketing at Velaspan. “Our goal with ACE is to quickly close this window of exploitation and minimize the financial, operational and reputational impact of an attack.” 

In the event of an active breach, Velaspan’s  team will begin adversary engagement operations in conjunction with the customer’s security team. 

 “Breaches are inevitable, so we help our customers plan for containment. Sophisticated hackers will eventually find a way through perimeter defenses – the Active Cyber Engagement service gives enterprises an equally sophisticated capability to engage and defend against these threat actors,” said Kerry Kulp, chief technology officer and co-founder at Velaspan. “As a managed service provider of this leading-edge deception technology, our ACE Team brings the expertise, so customers don’t need to invest time