1. Describe two differences between IDS and Intrusion PreventionSystem (IPS).
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IDS vs IPS
IDS or Intrusion Detection System is anapplication or dedicated device that monitors the traffic over thenetwork by analyzing each packet and compare them against themodels of known attack and determine whether the packet is harmfulor not and create a log message if there is attention isneeded.
IPS or Intrusion Prevention System works almostthe same as IDS but in IPS as its name says have the authority toallow or reject the packets according to the nature of thepackets to avoid active attacks and violations.
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