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Companies Trick Hackers With Fake Data

It's one of a number of new 'active defense' strategies against espionage

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 3, 2013 3:20 PM CST

(Newser) – With corporate espionage on the rise, a number of companies are taking a somewhat unconventional approach to cybersecurity. Instead of focusing on guarding their valuable data, they're mixing it with a whole bunch of fake data, hoping to trick hackers into elaborate wild goose...   Read full story »

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