What is an advantage of placing an IPS on the inside of a network?

The correct answer is B. It receives traffic that has already been filtered.. Your IPS will generally be placed at an edge of the network, such as immediately inside an Internet firewall, or in front of a server farm. Position the IPS where it will see the bare minimum of traffic it needs to, in order to keep performance issues under tight control.

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AIt can provide higher throughput.
BIt receives traffic that has already been filtered.
CIt receives every inbound packet.
DIt can provide greater security.

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92% (47)
C
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Your IPS will generally be placed at an edge of the network, such as immediately inside an Internet firewall, or in front of a server farm. Position the IPS where it will see the bare minimum of traffic it needs to, in order to keep performance issues under tight control.

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