Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)

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Term Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)

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Definition

A network security system that monitors traffic for malicious activity and actively blocks or drops detected threats in real time. An IPS extends the passive detection capabilities of an IDS with inline prevention.

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