What is the difference between an IDS and an IPS?
- A An IDS is passive and alerts; an IPS is inline and can block traffic
- B An IDS blocks traffic
- C An IPS only logs
- D They are the same device
Answer
An IDS is passive and alerts; an IPS is inline and can block traffic
An IPS stops attacks in real time but a false positive becomes an outage, which is why teams often tune in detection mode first.





