N10-005 · 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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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
(40 responses)- A93% (37)
- B5% (2)
- D3% (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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