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Mimic Deflect is a commercial honeypots & deception tool by Mimic. PacketViper Deception360 is a commercial honeypots & deception tool by PacketViper. Compare features, ratings, integrations, and community reviews side by side to find the best honeypots & deception fit for your security stack.
CST VerdictBased on our analysis of NIST CSF 2.0 coverage, core features, company size fit, deployment model, here is our conclusion:
Mid-market and enterprise security teams facing ransomware campaigns will benefit most from Mimic Deflect's approach of active diversion rather than passive blocking, forcing attackers to waste time and resources on decoys while real assets remain shielded. The tool's NIST coverage shows strength in real-time incident mitigation (RS.MI) while leaning lighter on detection and analysis, meaning it works best paired with existing threat detection rather than as your sole visibility layer. Skip this if your organization needs deep forensic data collection during attacks; Mimic's dynamic preservation prioritizes deflection speed over post-incident investigation completeness.
Security teams running flat or segmented networks who need to stop attackers before they reach production assets should deploy Deception360 for its agentless inline posture and automated kill-chain interception without requiring a SOAR. The platform covers DE.AE and DE.CM equally, meaning it detects intrusions and prevents lateral movement in the same workflow, which is rare in deception tools that typically excel at one. Skip this if your organization needs external threat intelligence feeds as a primary input; Deception360 generates IOCs from internal deceptions, not third-party threat data, so it works best as a detection amplifier alongside existing monitoring, not a replacement for it.
Real-time ransomware attack deflection through deception and diversion
Agentless deception platform with internal & external decoy deployment.
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Mimic Deflect: Real-time ransomware attack deflection through deception and diversion. built by Mimic. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include Intelligent diversion through asset mimicry, Real-time ransomware attack deflection, Dynamic data preservation during attacks..
PacketViper Deception360: Agentless deception platform with internal & external decoy deployment. built by PacketViper. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include Internal and external decoy deployment (Deception360), Agentless, inline network deployment as a bridged connection, Automated threat detection, prevention, response, and containment without SOAR..
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