According to online sources, the US FBI is implementing a program that will help companies reduce the damage caused by hackers when data is stolen. We are talking about the IDLE (Illicit Data Loss Exploitation) program, under which companies implement “false data” to confuse attackers trying to steal important information. The program will help companies fight all kinds of scammers and corporate spies.
Although the FBI does not disclose details about the IDLE program, journalists learned that its essence boils down to combining real corporate information with false data that looks quite reliable. Hackers can't just download large amounts of data and assume it's all important and useful. Therefore, cases of downloading false blocks of information can give a sign to company IT personnel that attackers have hacked information systems. The report also says the FBI is helping companies create “false data” based on real information. It is noted that the agency receives data only with the consent of clients and does not store it for a long time.
There are no guarantees about the effectiveness of introducing “false data” into real corporate information. Attackers can analyze stolen data. However, the FBI believes that their proposed approach could become one of the elements of the basic security system of various companies. The implementation of the IDLE program for the FBI is not a means of providing reliable protection to business representatives, but one of the stages of “preparing their own protection” for companies.
Source: 3dnews.ru