{"id":29024,"date":"2026-06-15T15:07:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datanets.ro\/datanet-systems-at-fortinet-security-day-2026-the-art-of-deception-in-cyber-defense\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:07:16","slug":"datanet-systems-at-fortinet-security-day-2026-the-art-of-deception-in-cyber-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datanets.ro\/en\/datanet-systems-at-fortinet-security-day-2026-the-art-of-deception-in-cyber-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Datanet Systems at Fortinet Security Day 2026: The Art of Deception in Cyber Defense"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fortinet Security Day 2026 once again brought together the cybersecurity specialist community in Romania under a highly topical motto: “Fortify Your Cybersecurity.” The annual event dedicated to the Fortinet ecosystem in Romania provided participants with an applied perspective on the latest security solutions and trends, bringing together IT professionals, security engineers, managers, and decision-makers from both public and private organizations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Datanet Systems<\/strong> participated in this edition as Gold Sponsor for the second consecutive year<\/strong><\/a>, a status that reflects the company’s continuous involvement in the Romanian Fortinet ecosystem and its commitment to the local cybersecurity community. The Datanet team was present both at their own booth – where visitors could explore recent projects built on Fortinet technology – and on the main stage with a keynote presentation.<\/p>\n

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\u201e<\/strong>The Art of Deception: Shifting the Balance of Power with FortiDeceptor”<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The presentation delivered by Andrei Iacoboaiea<\/strong>, Network Security Consultant at Datanet Systems<\/strong>, started with an uncomfortable but essential question for any security team: If an attacker were already inside your network, could you identify them? And, more importantly, how fast<\/em>?<\/p>\n

The question is not rhetorical. Data from the 2025 Fortinet Global Threat Landscape Report<\/strong> paints a worrying picture – attackers carried out an average of 36,000 scans per second<\/strong>, identifying vulnerable targets before patches could even be applied. \u00a0There were 97 billion exploitation attempts<\/strong> in a single year\u2014a figure that reflects the level of automation achieved by modern attacks.<\/p>\n

But the statistic with the greatest impact remains another: over 168 hours (more than a week)<\/strong> is the average time required to identify a threat once it has penetrated the network. And, in many cases, the threat is never detected at all.<\/p>\n

The conclusion of the presentation was clear: adding a new layer of prevention is no longer enough. The real challenge is drastically reducing detection time.<\/strong> And the answer to this challenge comes through a fundamental shift in perspective.<\/p>\n

What “The Art of Deception” Means in Practice\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Traditionally, the attacker holds the initiative: they choose the timing, the target, and the method\u2014while the defender reacts. Deception technology flips this dynamic: instead of waiting for the attacker to find real assets, we build a fake, attractive environment and lure them there.<\/p>\n

The FortiDeceptor<\/strong> solution, which was the central element of the Datanet presentation, implements this concept through four complementary components:<\/span><\/p>\n