An intrusion detection system (IDS) is a longtime staple of IT security; it’s a software application or physical appliance that monitors networks, hosts, or both for signs that an intruder has broken into your IT infrastructure. Many such tools integrate the capability to not only detect such attacks but automatically fight back against them, which puts them into the related category of intrusion prevention systems (IPS).
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