Introducing Honeytoken — the ultimate hacker bait

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Honeytokens are decoy secrets that look like real access credentials or API keys but are designed to be deceptive and catch intruders in the act. They trigger an instant alert to your security or SOC team when accessed, reporting the intruder's IP address and other valuable indicators of compromise.

GitGuardian is introducing Honeytoken in its platform to protect DevOps environments and more. In addition, GitGuardian's Honeytoken can swiftly identify public exposures of source code and create recognizable events …

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