COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK SECURITY

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mike, a network administrator, has been asked to passively monitor network traffic to the company’s sales websites. Which of the following would be BEST suited for this task?
A
HIDS
B
Firewall
C
NIPS
D
SPAM filter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Intrusion Detection System: passively monitors network traffic.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The NIDS monitors network traffic and helps to detect these malicious activities by identifying suspicious patterns in the incoming packets. The NIDS can monitor incoming, outgoing, and local traffic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Signature-Based Intrusion Detection System (SIDS) This common type of IDS security looks for specific patterns, such as byte or instruction sequences. Works well against attackers using known attack signatures.

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