Device, system and method for defending a computer network

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory including code;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory;
• and
• logic communicatively coupled to the processor to
• receive a network communication from an external network via a traffic filter,
• transmit a first synchronization signal to determine if the network communication is to be handled by a service that does not exist within a network associated with the traffic filter,
• if the first synchronization signal times out, route the network communication to a virtual space engine, and generate a first response to the network communication including information about the network associated with the traffic filter that is not discernable from the first response, and
• determine whether a match of content of a payload of the network communication exists in response to a validation of a cyclical redundancy check (CRC) of the payload.

A method implemented by a device, the method comprising:

• receiving a network communication from an external network via a traffic filter;
• transmitting a first synchronization signal to determine, with the device, if the network communication is to be handled by a service that does not exist within a network associated with the traffic filter;
• if the first synchronization signal times out, routing the network communication to a virtual space engine, and generating a first response to the network communication including information about the network associated with the traffic filter that is not discernable from the first response;
• and
• determining whether a match of content of a payload of the network communication exists in response to a validation of a cyclical redundancy check (CRC) of the payload.

A non-transitory, processor-readable medium comprising code representing instructions to cause a processor to perform a method comprising:

• receiving a network communication from an external network via a traffic filter;
• transmitting a first synchronization signal to determine if the network communication is to be handled by a service that does not exist within a network associated with the traffic filter;
• if the first synchronization signal times out, routing the network communication to a virtual space engine, and generating a first response to the network communication including information about the network associated with the traffic filter that is not discernable from the first response;
• and
• determining whether a match of content of a payload of the network communication exists in response to a validation of a cyclical redundancy check (CRC) of the payload.