Jon recently returned from an IT conference where he learned about a technology that could alert the administrators to any intrusions that may occur by installing software on each of the servers within the cloud deployment. Unfortunately, this particular system wouldn't stop the intrusion automatically. Which of the following technologies did he learn about?
A) HIPS
B) HIDS
C) NIPS
D) NIDS

Question

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HIDS (Host Intrusion Detection System) is designed to monitor and analyze the internals of a computing system as well as the network packets on its network interfaces. It does not prevent intrusions but can alert administrators to suspicious activities.

Jon Recently Returned from an IT Conference Where He Learned