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How to Set up a Deception Web Server | Threat Deception in A Minute

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Our team works constantly to make the CounterCraft The Platform easy and intuitive to use. Many of the functions of the cyber deception platform can be deployed with just a few clicks of the mouse. Our Threat Deception in a Minute series highlights just how simple it is to get powerful deception technology set up in your system. Whether you’re a current customer or wondering what it’s like to utilize deception, you’ll find these videos quick, interesting and helpful .

This is the fifth installment in the series Threat Deception in a Minute. In this quick video, we show how to create deception web servers, fake webs that serve as bait for threat actors and an important gateway to a deception environment. It’s easy—all you need is your website html in a zip file and a minute or two.

Watch to see how easy it is to set up your own deception web server within the CounterCraft platform.

  1. First, open a campaign with an instrumented deception host in The Platform.
  2. Then, click + Add Service.
  3. Fill out the form to add Name and, under type, choose WEB_SERVER.
  4. A ‘Web Server type’ field will pop up. Select an option.
  5. Click CHOOSE FILE and add your website zip file, and click SAVE.
  6. Then click Design and ACTIVATE.
  7. That’s it!

Now you have a live deception web server!

Watch the video to see the platform in action.