To learn about attack patterns and attacker behavior, the concept of electronic decoys or honeypots are often used. These look like regular network resources computers, routers, switches, etc. that are deployed to be probed, attacked, and compromised. This electronic bait lures in attackers and helps with the assessment of vulnerabilities. As honeypots are being deployed more and more often within computer networks, blackhats have started to devise techniques to detect, circumvent, and disable the logging mechanisms used on honeypots.

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