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JK0-019 · Question #83

Which of the following network appliances will only detect and not prevent malicious network activity?

The correct answer is A. IDS. Anintrusion detection system(IDS) is a device or software application that monitors network or system activities for malicious activities or policy violations and produces reports to a management station. Some systems may attempt to stop an intrusion attempt but this is neither…

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Question

Which of the following network appliances will only detect and not prevent malicious network activity?

Options

  • AIDS
  • BNetwork sniffer
  • CIPS
  • DFirewall

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    76% (19)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    16% (4)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

Anintrusion detection system(IDS) is a device or software application that monitors network or system activities for malicious activities or policy violations and produces reports to a management station. Some systems may attempt to stop an intrusion attempt but this is neither required nor expected of a monitoring system.

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#IDS#IPS#intrusion detection#network security devices

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