You are responsible for security at a company that specializes in e-commerce. You realize that given the high volume of Web traffic, there is a significant chance of someone being able to breach your

A passive IDS only monitors and logs network traffic to generate alerts; it takes no active action to redirect or contain an attacker who has already entered the network.

A honeypot is a deliberately exposed decoy system configured to appear valuable so that an attacker who has breached the perimeter is drawn toward it and away from production systems containing sensitive data. It simultaneously enables defenders to monitor attacker behavior, collect indicators of compromise, and study techniques in a controlled setting without risk to real assets. This makes it uniquely suited to the goal of redirection rather than mere detection or filtering.

A stateful packet inspection firewall tracks TCP connection state to enforce access control at the perimeter, but it does not create a decoy environment capable of luring an attacker away from sensitive data.

A network-based IDS analyzes traffic for known attack signatures and anomalies and raises alerts, but it does not redirect an intruder who has already bypassed the perimeter toward a harmless decoy.