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  Actions leave logs and other digital traces. The player protects data, detects
  intrusion or conceals activity.
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    title: Security and digital footprints
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      Actions leave logs and other digital traces. The player protects data,
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      - Explain the consequences of detection before irreversible actions.
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  2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are
  preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire
  classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and
  editorial review.
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# Security and digital footprints

id: electronic-devices--family-g27
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/electronic-devices--family-g27
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/electronic-devices--family-g27/

Actions leave logs and other digital traces. The player protects data, detects intrusion or conceals activity.

## At a glance

![Hacknet: the terminal shows log entries being deleted](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/interface-hacknet-00.webp)

[Hacknet](https://store.steampowered.com/app/365450/) · © Team Fractal Alligator / Fellow Traveller. All rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0.

1. Deleting messages refer to connection records

- Explain the consequences of detection before irreversible actions.

- [Hacknet](https://store.steampowered.com/app/365450/)

## How it works

Devices: Computer; Smartphone; Terminal.

## Variants

### Variants and applications

<a id="family-g27-variants"></a>

- Detect intrusion. Rule: Recognize someone else's activity by logs, signals or system behavior. <a id="variant-g27-01"></a>
- Repel the attack. Rule: Perform a security procedure before losing access or data. <a id="variant-g27-02"></a>
- Isolate the threat. Rule: Disable the node, network or infected media. <a id="variant-g27-03"></a>
- Remove the malware. Rule: Regain control of the system. <a id="variant-g27-04"></a>
- Strengthen your defense. Rule: Configure rights, filters and security controls. <a id="variant-g27-05"></a>
- Hide presence. Rule: Reduce the visibility of actions and the likelihood of digital detection. <a id="variant-g27-06"></a>
- Clear traces. Rule: Remove logs, history or other evidence of your actions. <a id="variant-g27-07"></a>
- Trace the source. Rule: Reconstruct the attack route or origin of the digital material. <a id="variant-g27-08"></a>

## Context and limits

Author's taxonomy of actions, task forms and end-to-end conditions for design. Categories overlap. References support individual families, not every variant.

## Connected materials


## Sources and provenance

Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review.

- [Hacknet](https://store.steampowered.com/app/365450/) (id: source-839dfd6aadadd7e9)

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