Why Acalvio
ShadowPlex Autonomous Deception
The most comprehensive ”Cloud First” Distributed Deception Platform for organizations looking to deploy Deceptions “at Enterprise Scale”.
Future-proof
(APIs & Micro-services) Enterprise-Scale, IoT-Scale Architecture
Comprehensive Support For Deception Artifacts
(Lures, Baits, Decoys)
Pervasive Deception
Cloud to On-Premises
Easy deployment from your favorite cloud provider
On-Premises to On-Premises
On-premises hosting of our cloud-scalable deception platform
Cloud to Cloud
Protect cloud workloads with deceptions delivered from the cloud
Acalvio ShadowPlex Architecture

Deception Quality and Density
Traditional deception offerings are plagued with a conundrum – do you deploy lots of inexpensive low interaction decoys that provide breadth and coverage but no depth; OR a few high interaction decoys that provide depth and detail but are expensive. Through our Fluid Deception technology, ShadowPlex delivers the best of both worlds. The result is cost-effective deceptions at scale.
Future Proof Technology
First generation Deception solutions are saddled with legacy
architectures. In contrast, ShadowPlex is based on modern technology foundations:
- API-driven Micro-services
- Kubernetes and Cloud-native with full support for on-premises
- AI-powered to reduce manual overhead
Comprehensive Deception Palette
ShadowPlex supports the most comprehensive palette of deceptions: lures, breadcrumbs, honeytokens and decoys. This pervasive approach allows organizations to launch an effective and efficient campaign to combat advanced attackers. Our patented innovations allow ShadowPlex to project the behavior of assets that are not otherwise easily virtualized or emulated [examples include IoT devices, CAT Scanner, Dialysis Pumps, Routers, Switches, ICS controllers, etc.]
AI-driven
ShadowPlex leverages AI at every step resulting in significant reduction in the effort to deploy deceptions and increase detection efficacy. They include:
- AI to determine deception strategy
- AI to generate content for high interaction decoys
- AI to Engage with an Adversary
- AI to Automate Alert Triage
Seminal Patented Innovations
Network Infrastructure Obfuscation
US Patent 9,021,092;
9,350,751; 9,729,567
Network Stimulation Engine
US Patent 8,335,678; 8,413,216;
8,978,102; 9,680,867
Dynamic Hiding of Deception Mechanism
US Patent 9,756,075
Context Aware Knowledge System and Methods
for Deploying Deception Mechanisms
US Patent 9,853,999
Suspicious Processes In A
Compromised Computer Network
US Patent 9,576,145; 9,773,109
Systems and Methods For Identifying Similar Hosts
US Patent 9,836,512