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Cybersecurityknowledge~10 mins

Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) in Cybersecurity - Interactive Code Practice

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Practice - 5 Tasks
Answer the questions below
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easy

Complete the code to identify the main function of an IPS.

Cybersecurity
An IPS primarily works to [1] network traffic in real-time to prevent attacks.
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Alog
Bmonitor
Cignore
Dblock
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Common Mistakes
Confusing IPS with IDS, which only monitors and logs traffic.
Thinking IPS ignores traffic instead of acting on it.
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medium

Complete the code to describe how an IPS detects threats.

Cybersecurity
An IPS uses [1] to identify suspicious patterns in network data.
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Asignatures
Bfirewalls
Crouters
Dantivirus
Attempts:
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Common Mistakes
Confusing IPS detection methods with firewall functions.
Thinking IPS uses antivirus software directly.
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hard

Fix the error in the statement about IPS placement.

Cybersecurity
An IPS is usually placed [1] the network to inspect traffic before it reaches internal systems.
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Abehind
Bbetween
Cinside
Doutside
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Common Mistakes
Saying IPS is placed behind the network, which is unclear.
Choosing 'inside' or 'outside' without considering traffic flow.
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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the IPS response description.

Cybersecurity
When an IPS detects a threat, it can [1] the traffic and [2] an alert to administrators.
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Ablock
Bignore
Csend
Dallow
Attempts:
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Common Mistakes
Thinking IPS ignores threats instead of acting.
Confusing alert sending with blocking traffic.
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hard

Fill all three blanks to complete the IPS feature explanation.

Cybersecurity
An IPS can use [1] detection, [2] analysis, and [3] prevention to protect networks.
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Asignature-based
Bbehavioral
Cautomatic
Dmanual
Attempts:
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Common Mistakes
Choosing manual prevention, which is not typical for IPS.
Confusing behavioral with signature-based detection.