Active Defense - Helping Threat Actors Hack Themselves

Explore active defense strategies in cybersecurity through a conference talk that demonstrates how to turn the tables on threat actors. Learn about innovative techniques like the "Roundtrip Roundkick," "Stomachvivor," and "Reflector Madness" to protect legitimate users while creating obstacles for attackers. Discover how to leverage robots.txt files, sitemap XML files, and directory indexes to enhance security. Examine the impacts of these strategies on attackers' CPU usage and explore alternative active defense options. Gain insights into helping threat actors inadvertently compromise their own systems through clever defensive tactics.