Endpointbescherming – Stop ransomware, bestandsloze aanvallen en onbekende malware voordat ze uitvoeren met Deceptive Bytes. Preventie-eerst endpointbeveiliging voor Windows, Linux en macOS – geen dreigingshandtekeningen vereist.
Magic Stone levert geavanceerde endpointbescherming via Deceptive Bytes, het Active Endpoint Deception platform erkend in Gartner-onderzoek naar opkomende endpointbeveiligingstechnologie. Stop onbekende ransomware, zero-day exploits en evasieve malware voordat ze kunnen versleutelen, exfiltreren of verspreiden — terwijl NIS2-compliance en cyberweerbaarheid worden ondersteund.
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Deceptive Bytes — Active Endpoint Deception
Stop ransomware before it executes. No signature required.
Traditional endpoint security waits to detect a known threat. Deceptive Bytes takes the opposite approach — it plants dynamic false signals throughout the endpoint environment, turning ransomware's own reconnaissance tactics against it. When an attacker probes the system, they encounter a maze of misleading traps and abort before causing any damage.
The result: unknown ransomware stopped before execution, with a greater than 99.9% prevention rate, in under two seconds, without a single signature update or threat database to maintain.
Book an Endpoint Assessment Endpoint Protection Service →Most ransomware groups test their payloads against major endpoint platforms before deploying at scale — specifically to ensure they go undetected. By the time a new variant is recognised and a signature is issued, thousands of endpoints have already been compromised.
Deceptive Bytes bypasses this cycle entirely. Because it does not rely on signatures or known patterns, it is equally effective against ransomware variants that have never been seen before — stopping attacks that every other tool in your stack is blind to.
- Over 1,000 unique evasion techniques anticipated and countered
- Threats neutralised in under 2 seconds
- Greater than 99.9% prevention rate against ransomware
- Reduces up to 90% of SIEM alerts through high-fidelity detection
- Disk footprint under 1.5MB — no performance impact
How It Works
Prevention by Deception
Ransomware cannot execute without first understanding its environment. Before deploying a payload, malware performs reconnaissance — checking for analysis tools, sandbox indicators, security software, and system properties. Deceptive Bytes exploits this behaviour.
Deceptive Bytes plants dynamic, constantly-changing false signals throughout the endpoint. Ransomware probes these signals during reconnaissance, concludes the environment is hostile or under analysis, and aborts — before executing a single malicious instruction.
The deception tactics adjust dynamically as threats evolve. Rather than matching a static rule or signature, Deceptive Bytes responds to each threat at the detected level of compromise — covering the entire endpoint kill chain from first probe to payload attempt.
The goal is not to detect an attack after it runs — it is to prevent it from running at all. By targeting the reconnaissance phase that precedes every attack, Deceptive Bytes eliminates the threat before encryption, exfiltration, or lateral movement can begin.
Beyond preventing unknown threats, Deceptive Bytes detects known malicious behaviours and stops them before damage occurs. By forcing attackers to interact with deceptive artefacts, it generates high-fidelity alerts — threats reveal themselves during reconnaissance rather than after execution.
Deceptive Bytes' preemptive technology can reduce up to 90% of alerts sent to SIEM and other systems. High-fidelity signals only — threats are forced to reveal themselves, eliminating false positives and dramatically reducing alert fatigue for security teams.
When a threat is identified during reconnaissance, Deceptive Bytes responds in under 2 seconds. No human intervention required, no ticket to triage, no waiting for a SOC analyst to investigate. The threat is stopped immediately, automatically.
Deceptive Bytes is designed to complement, not replace your existing security stack. It integrates alongside EDR, NGAV, and XDR tools — adding a prevention layer that fills the gap detection-based tools leave. It also integrates with Windows Defender and Firewall for comprehensive endpoint coverage.
Ransomware often attempts to disable or tamper with security software before deploying its payload. Deceptive Bytes protects your existing security tools from manipulation — ensuring your entire security stack remains effective during an attack.
Operates entirely in user-mode with a disk footprint under 1.5MB. No kernel-level drivers, no reboots, no threat database to update. Deploys in seconds and runs silently — most users are unaware it is running. Appropriate for endpoints with limited processing power or memory.
Deceptive Bytes provides cross-platform support across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments — with OS-native flexibility leveraging files, folders, processes, and other platform artefacts for environment-specific deception. Works across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployments.
Security teams can craft environment-specific defences — hiding critical data and assets while deploying hyper-realistic fake files, folders, processes, and more. Every endpoint can be turned into a maze of misleading traps tailored to your specific environment.
The management server supports on-premise, cloud, or hybrid deployment — accommodating environments of all sizes and infrastructure types. Deploys in seconds with no reboots and no disruption to endpoint operations.
By The Numbers
Deceptive Bytes — Platform Performance
Compliance
NIS2, DORA & Beyond
NIS2 Article 21 requires documented technical measures for endpoint-level incident prevention and detection. Deceptive Bytes satisfies this requirement directly — providing both prevention of attacks before execution, and detailed forensic logs of every blocked threat as the audit trail regulators require.
Why Magic Stone Chose Deceptive Bytes
Prevention-First. Not Detection-After.
Every endpoint security tool Magic Stone evaluated asks the same question: "Have I seen this threat before?" Deceptive Bytes asks a different question: "Is something trying to understand this environment before attacking it?"
That distinction matters because ransomware groups specifically test their payloads against detection tools. Deceptive Bytes is immune to this — because it does not need to recognise the threat to stop it.
- Stops what EDR cannot see — unknown variants with no signature
- No maintenance overhead — no database updates, no rule tuning
- Complements your existing stack — adds prevention without replacing detection
- Recognised by Gartner — featured in Gartner research on deception technology and emerging endpoint security
- Founded on deep technical expertise — built specifically to counter sophisticated, evasive malware
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Deception-based endpoint protection plants dynamic false signals throughout the endpoint environment. When ransomware or malware probes the system during reconnaissance — as all threats must do before executing — it encounters these fake indicators and concludes the environment is hostile or under analysis. The threat aborts execution without needing to be identified by a signature or known pattern. Deceptive Bytes calls this its Active Endpoint Deception platform.
EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) tools detect and respond to threats that have already executed or are executing. Deceptive Bytes prevents threats from executing in the first place — including unknown ransomware variants that EDR has never seen and cannot detect.
They complement each other: Deceptive Bytes prevents, your EDR catches anything that gets through. Most customers deploy both. Deceptive Bytes integrates alongside existing EDR, NGAV, and XDR tools without replacing them.
Yes — this is its core strength. Deceptive Bytes does not rely on known signatures or patterns. It targets the reconnaissance behaviour that all ransomware must perform before executing, regardless of variant. Over 1,000 evasion techniques have been anticipated and countered, resulting in a greater than 99.9% prevention rate.
This means it is equally effective against ransomware that was released yesterday and has never been seen by any security vendor's database.
No. Deceptive Bytes operates in user-mode with a disk footprint under 1.5MB. It requires no threat database updates, no kernel-level drivers, and no reboots. It is designed for minimal system resource usage — appropriate even for endpoints with limited processing power or memory. Most users are unaware it is running.
Yes. NIS2 Article 21 requires documented technical measures for endpoint-level incident prevention and detection. Deceptive Bytes provides both — prevention of attacks before execution, and forensic logs of every blocked threat as the audit trail regulators require.
Prevention documented before damage is significantly more defensible than detection documented after. Deceptive Bytes strengthens both your security posture and your compliance position.
Deceptive Bytes supports Windows, Linux, and macOS — with cross-platform support announced in 2026 capabilities. The platform leverages OS-native artefacts including files, folders, and processes on each platform. Deployment is flexible — on-premise, cloud, or hybrid management server options are available.
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