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N10-005 · Question #473

A network administrator is implementing an IPS on VLAN 1 and wants the IPS to learn what to prevent on its own. Which of the following would MOST likely be installed?

The correct answer is C. Behavior based IPS. A behavior-based (also called anomaly-based) IPS establishes a baseline of normal network activity and then detects deviations from that baseline - it effectively 'learns' what is normal and flags what is not. This is the 'learns on its own' capability the question describes. A…

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Question

A network administrator is implementing an IPS on VLAN 1 and wants the IPS to learn what to prevent on its own. Which of the following would MOST likely be installed?

Options

  • AHoneynet
  • BSignature based IPS
  • CBehavior based IPS
  • DHost based IPS

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    94% (30)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

A behavior-based (also called anomaly-based) IPS establishes a baseline of normal network activity and then detects deviations from that baseline - it effectively 'learns' what is normal and flags what is not. This is the 'learns on its own' capability the question describes. A signature-based IPS relies on a predefined database of known attack patterns and cannot learn new threats autonomously. A honeynet is a decoy network used to observe attacker behavior, not a prevention system. A host-based IPS (HIPS) is installed on individual endpoints, not on a VLAN at the network level.

Topics

#IPS#behavior-based detection#anomaly detection#intrusion prevention

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