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COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS

NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A device designed to inspect traffic, and, basedon its configuration or security policy, it can remove, detain, or redirect malicious traffic in addition to simply detecting it.
A
packet filtering
B
network intrusion prevention system (NIPS)
C
network intrusion detection system (NIDS)
D
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Firewalls are known to inspect traffic and mitigate threats to the devices.

Detailed explanation-2: -An intrusion prevention system (IPS) is a network security tool (which can be a hardware device or software) that continuously monitors a network for malicious activity and takes action to prevent it, including reporting, blocking, or dropping it, when it does occur.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Firewall is a network security device that monitors and filters incoming and outgoing network traffic based on an organization’s previously established security policies. At its most basic, a firewall is essentially the barrier that sits between a private internal network and the public Internet.

Detailed explanation-4: -A NIDS will detect suspicious behavior but most likely not react to it.

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