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Which of the following acts as a network intrusion detection system as well as network intrusion prevention system?
The correct answer is C. Snort. Snort is an open-source platform that functions as both a Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) and a Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS), depending on how it is deployed and configured. In detection mode it passively monitors and alerts; in inline/prevention mode it…
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Which of the following acts as a network intrusion detection system as well as network intrusion prevention system?
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- AAccunetix
- BNikto
- CSnort
- DKismet
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Snort is an open-source platform that functions as both a Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) and a Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS), depending on how it is deployed and configured. In detection mode it passively monitors and alerts; in inline/prevention mode it actively blocks malicious traffic. Acunetix is a web application vulnerability scanner. Nikto is a web server scanner. Kismet is a wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection tool limited to the wireless domain.
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