Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
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Intrusion Detection System and Intrusion Prevention System
An intrusion detection system is a software program that tracks traffic on networks and across devices checking malicious behavior and threats. An Intrusion Prevention System is a form of network security that detects identified threats and prevent them. Intrusion prevention systems monitor your network continuously, searching for malicious incidents, and gathering information about them (Drum,2006).
Differences Between Intrusion Detection System and Intrusion Prevention System
The intrusion detection system and intrusion prevention system differ from the actions they take over the discovery of occurrences. The intrusion prevention system governs the access to an information and technology network and safeguards it from misuse and external attack as this system is designed to guard interfering data taking precaution to curb an attack from advancing whereas the intrusion detection system does not hinder attacks and simply watch over the network and send signals to the administrators of the system if an upcoming danger is detected (Jabbusch 2010).
How the Intrusion Detection System and Intrusion Prevention System are Connected to a Network. The intrusion detection system goes through a network and observes network traffic. It evaluates the duplicated packets on the parts of the network for discovering attacks and alerts the administration of what is occurring in the network. The intrusion prevention system has a characteristic of detection and preventing with self-initiated or manual action taken on intruding actions.
Examples of Intrusion Detection System and Intrusion Prevention System Current Market Tools include WinPatrol, Security Onion, Osquery, Bro Network Security Monitor, SNORT and SolarWinds Security Event Manager
Reference
Jennifer Jabbusch,” IDS vs. IPS: How to know when you need the technology”, – 22 November 2010. Brian Smith,” IPS vs. IDS”.
Robert Drum, “IDS & IPS Placement for network protection”, CISSP 26 March 2006.
Pete Lindstrom, Research Director,” Intrusion prevention systems (IPS): Next generation firewalls”, A Spire Research Report – March 2004 by, Spire Security.
IPS vs. IDS: Similar on the Surface, Polar Opposites Underneath white paper by Tipping point.