What is Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)?
An intrusion prevention system (IPS) is a network security device or software that monitors network and system activities for malicious actions and policy violations. Its primary function is to identify, block, and report potential security threats in real time. An IPS actively analyzes traffic flows, compares them against a database of known threat signatures, and employs various detection methods to prevent attacks. By automatically blocking or mitigating threats, an IPS helps protect networks from exploits, malware, and unauthorized access, enhancing overall security posture.
But Here’s Why You Should Consider a Stronger Security Solution: File-Centric Security
- Comprehensive Data Protection: File-centric security focuses directly on protecting individual files, ensuring that sensitive data is encrypted, access-controlled, and monitored. It is designed to protect data throughout its lifecycle, from creation to deletion. This approach provides a strong layer of security that remains with the data itself, regardless of its location or how it is accessed. In contrast, an IPS is limited to the network perimeter and the traffic it can inspect. Once data leaves the confines of the network, the IPS’s protective capabilities no longer apply.
- Consistent and Persistent Data Security: File-centric security ensures that data is continuously protected, even when it is moved, copied, or accessed outside the network. This is crucial in today’s environment, where data frequently travels across different devices and cloud services.
- Insider Threat Protection: File-centric security can protect against insider threats by ensuring that even users with network access permissions cannot misuse or exfiltrate sensitive files. Fasoo Enterprise DRM (FED) enforces strict controls on file usage with persistent encryption, granular access controls, and comprehensive file usage logs.
- Resilience to Breaches: In the event of a data breach, file-centric security ensures that critical files remain encrypted and inaccessible to the attackers, limiting the damage and preventing data loss. This is crucial for maintaining data confidentiality. An IPS, while effective at preventing many types of attacks, does not provide this level of data protection once an attacker has breached the network defense.
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