Asgent, Inc. announced new functionality in "illusive 3.0" ("illusive") to detect and defend against ransomware. The new functionality to prevent encryption by ransomware is entitled the "Advanced Ransomware Guard™" (ARG). illusive’s DMS (Deception Management System) automatically deploys, diversifies and monitors the deceptions to ensure they are effective and leave no footprint. Advanced Ransomware Guard automatically blocks the ransomware operation on the source hosts, alerts defenders and diverts it to encrypt phony targets. By doing so, it is possible to buy time because no actual critical files are encrypted by the ransomware.