Deception and Counterdeception

Catalog description

Deception tactics, technologies and procedures and approaches to counterdeception analysis. SRA 433 Deception and Counterdeception (3) This course introduces deception and counterdeception and their role in support of security risk analyses in competitive environments. The course covers fundamental theories of deception, human cognition and its vulnerabilities to deception, and the vulnerabilities of technical collection systems and sensors to deception. The course discusses deceptive practices in use by attackers and defenders, including both non-technical and technical means. The course also provides experience applying technical and non-technical counterdeception techniques to security risk analysis problems.