Critical Infrastructure Deception

SSH Deception for Energy Operators

Decoy Systems That Study Attacker Behaviour

Our SSH honeypots present convincing decoy infrastructure to attackers while your real OT environment stays separated. Every session is observed and recorded as tamper-evident evidence, giving your team time and intelligence.

EU-region
Deployment Model
SHA-256
Evidence Integrity
Pilot-ready
Stage

Energy Infrastructure Under Siege

Power grids face unprecedented cyber threats that could plunge entire nations into darkness. The stakes have never been higher for energy security.

Nation-State SCADA Attacks

State-sponsored actors targeting industrial control systems to disrupt critical infrastructure

Impact: Grid-wide blackouts affecting millions

Ransomware on OT Networks

Operational technology systems encrypted by cybercriminals demanding payment

Impact: Production halts and safety system failures

Smart Grid Vulnerabilities

IoT devices and smart meters creating attack vectors into grid infrastructure

Impact: Remote manipulation of power distribution

Insider Threats

Malicious or compromised personnel with privileged access to critical systems

Impact: Sabotage of safety and control mechanisms

Comprehensive Grid Protection

Multi-layered defense systems designed specifically for energy infrastructure, from generation to consumption.

SCADA/ICS Decoys

Decoy industrial-control-style services that draw attacker attention away from real systems and record interactions

  • Protocol anomaly observation
  • Decoy HMI surfaces
  • Decoy PLC endpoints
  • Separation from real safety systems

OT Network Separation

Deception layer designed to sit alongside segmented operational technology networks, recording interactions with decoys

  • Decoy network surfaces
  • Industrial protocol observation
  • Session capture
  • Behaviour analysis

Smart Grid Decoys

Decoy endpoints designed for distributed energy resources and smart grid environments

  • Decoy smart-meter surfaces
  • Grid-edge decoys
  • Designed for renewable integration
  • Session recording

Critical Asset Separation

Deception designed to keep attacker activity on decoys, separated from generation, transmission, and distribution assets

  • Decoy substation surfaces
  • Separation from generation plant
  • Recorded reconnaissance
  • Distribution decoys

Critical Infrastructure Scenarios

Illustrative deployment scenarios for SSH and decoy-based deception in European energy environments. These describe how the platform is designed to operate.

Transmission Operator Scenario

Transmission & Distribution

Challenge

Reconnaissance against SCADA-style interfaces exposed to the internet

Solution

PHANTAQSM deception is designed to present decoy SCADA-style services that draw attacker attention into recorded, separated environments

Outcome

Designed to keep attacker activity on decoys, characterise behaviour, and record sessions as tamper-evident evidence

Key Metrics

Per-decoy
recorded Sessions
SHA-256
evidence Integrity
EU-region
data Residency

Smart Grid Scenario

Smart Grid Infrastructure

Challenge

Broad attack surface across smart meters and distributed energy resources

Solution

Decoy endpoints designed to sit alongside real devices, with Bayesian and Markov modelling of observed attacker behaviour

Outcome

Designed to surface reconnaissance activity early and record it rather than allowing it to reach production systems

Key Metrics

Configurable
decoy Endpoints
Bayesian/Markov
modelling
EU-region
hosting

Multi-Utility Scenario

Multi-Utility Cooperation

Challenge

Reconnaissance spanning water, gas, and electricity environments

Solution

Deception designed for multi-sector deployment with consistent session recording and behaviour analysis

Outcome

Designed to give cross-sector teams a shared, tamper-evident record of observed attacker activity

Key Metrics

Configurable
sectors
Per-session
recording
Tamper-evident
evidence

Grid Deception Features

Capabilities designed for energy infrastructure deception and operational technology session recording.

Industrial Protocol Decoys

Decoy surfaces designed to speak industrial protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, and IEC 61850 so attacker interest is drawn to them

Separation from Safety Systems

Decoys are designed to keep attacker activity separated from real safety instrumented systems (SIS) and shutdown procedures

Session Observation

Per-session observation of attacker interactions with decoy services for later analysis

Attacker Behaviour Modelling

Bayesian and Markov modelling of observed attacker behaviour across decoy interactions

Recorded Reconnaissance

Decoy interactions are captured and recorded so teams can review attacker activity without it reaching production systems

Regulatory Awareness

GDPR-aware and NIS2-aware by design; alignment with IEC 62443 and NERC CIP is a roadmap item, not a held certification

How the Platform Is Built

The design choices behind the deception layer for energy infrastructure: EU hosting, tamper-evident evidence, and behaviour modelling.

EU-region
Data Residency
Hosting and processing within the EU
SHA-256
Evidence Integrity
Tamper-evident hashing of session records
Bayesian/Markov
Attacker Modelling
Approach used to characterise observed behaviour
Pilot-ready
Stage
Early-stage, pre-revenue deployment

How It Is Designed to Work

The deception layer is built for European energy environments. The statements below describe its intended behaviour, not deployed customer outcomes.

"Decoy SCADA-style services are designed to draw attacker reconnaissance away from real control systems and record it for analysis."

Design Goal
Deception Layer
PHANTAQSM
EU-region hosting

"Bayesian and Markov modelling characterise observed attacker behaviour across smart-grid decoy endpoints."

Design Goal
Behaviour Modelling
PHANTAQSM
Brussels-based

"Each session against a decoy is captured as a tamper-evident, SHA-256 hashed record for later review."

Design Goal
Evidence Integrity
PHANTAQSM
GDPR-aware, NIS2-aware

Secure Your Critical Energy Infrastructure

Add a deception layer to your grid environment. Draw attacker reconnaissance onto recorded decoys and keep tamper-evident evidence of every session.