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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Provos, Niels.
Virtual honeypots / Niels Provos and Thorsten Holz.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-321-33632-3 (papaerback : alk. paper)
1. Computer security. I. Holz, Thorsten. II. Title.
QA76.9.A25P785 2007 005.8—dc22
2007020022
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ISBN 13: 978-0-321-33632-3
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First printing, July 2007