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Jones had been trying to penetrate a remote production system for the past two weeks. This time however, he is able to get into the system. He was able to use the system for a period of three weeks…
The correct answer is B. A honeypot that traps hackers. In this security context, a 'virtual environment' refers to a honeypot-a deliberately configured decoy system designed to attract, engage, and monitor attackers. Honeypots simulate real production systems to lure threat actors, then silently record all activity for evidentiary…
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Jones had been trying to penetrate a remote production system for the past two weeks. This time however, he is able to get into the system. He was able to use the system for a period of three weeks. However law enforcement agencies were recording his every activity and this was later presented as evidence. The organization had used a virtual environment to trap Jones. What is a virtual environment?
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- AA system using Trojaned commands
- BA honeypot that traps hackers
- CAn environment set up after the user logs in
- DAn environment set up before an user logs in
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(21 responses)- A5% (1)
- B95% (20)
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In this security context, a 'virtual environment' refers to a honeypot-a deliberately configured decoy system designed to attract, engage, and monitor attackers. Honeypots simulate real production systems to lure threat actors, then silently record all activity for evidentiary and intelligence purposes. Jones believed he had penetrated a real system, but every command he executed was logged and later presented as evidence. Honeypots are a key deception-based defensive and investigative tool in cybersecurity.
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