Honeynets are networks of honeypots deployed in an isolated environment to determine the adversary's capabilities. Which statement best describes their purpose?

• A. Honeynets
• B. Spider Honeypots
• C. zIPS
• D. Wifi Inspector

Answer: (A)

Honeynets are built to observe attacker behavior in a safe, controlled setting so you can understand what an adversary is capable of doing. By linking multiple decoy systems in an isolated environment, defenders can watch how far an attacker can go, what tools they use, what techniques they employ, and how they move through a network. The isolation keeps real systems safe while detailed telemetry and logs capture the attacker’s actions, giving security teams concrete data to profile threats and improve defenses.

Other terms describe different ideas. Spider honeypots are a specific type of decoy aimed at broad detection and collection of reconnaissance activity, not the general purpose of observing overall attacker capabilities in a contained network. zIPS and Wifi Inspector refer to other security tools or concepts and don’t describe the primary objective of a honeynet.