Mike, a network administrator, has been asked to passively monitor network traffic to the companys sales websites. Which of the following would be BEST suited for this task?
Suggested Answer:C🗳️
Network-based intrusion prevention system (NIPS) monitors the entire network for suspicious traffic by analyzing protocol activity. Incorrect Answers: A: A host-based IDS (HIDS) watches the audit trails and log files of a host system. Its reliable for detecting attacks directed against a host, whether they originate from an external source or are being perpetrated by a user locally logged in to the host. B: Firewalls provide protection by controlling traffic entering and leaving a network. D: A spam filter is a software or hardware tool whose primary purpose is to identify and block/filter/remove unwanted messages (that is, spam). Spam is most commonly associated with email, but spam also exists in instant messaging (IM), short message service (SMS), Usenet, and web discussions/forums/comments/ blogs. References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_prevention_system , Sybex, Indianapolis, 2014, pp. 42, 47
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