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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
The Trustees of Columbia University IN the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Salvatore J. Stolfo, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Angelos D. Keromytis, New York, NY (US);
Brian M. Bowen, New York, NY (US);
Shlomo Hershkop, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Vasileios P. Kemerlis, New York, NY (US);
Pratap V. Prabhu, New York, NY (US);
Malek Ben Salem, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and media for providing trap-based defenses are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, a method for providing trap-based defenses is provided, the method comprising: generating decoy information based at least in part on actual information in a computing environment, wherein the decoy information is generated to comply with one or more document properties; embedding a beacon into the decoy information; and inserting the decoy information with the embedded beacon into the computing environment, wherein the embedded beacon provides a first indication that the decoy information has been accessed by an attacker and wherein the embedded beacon provides a second indication that differentiates between the decoy information and the actual information.