Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 week agoMasters of Imitation: How Hackers and Art Forgers Perfect the Art of Deception
Impostors in art and cybersecurity share similarities, with attackers using mimicry to blend in and evade detection.
What's scarier than a spider? A really big spider, of course. A newfound defensive tactic takes advantage of this idea: researchers documented spiders building giant spiderlike silhouettes on their webs to ward off predators. These decoys are an example of web decorations that some spiders are known to produce, often to prevent getting eaten, avoid bird strikes or attract prey.