Intrusion Prevention Benefits
Explore the benefits users and organizations realize through the adoption and implementation of Intrusion Prevention. Includes financial impact, organizational benefits and much more.
| Network Intrusion Prevention Systems |
| IDSs and IPSs are important for many organizations, from small offices to large multinational corporations. IDSs and IPSs offer many benefits: - Greater proficiency in detecting intrusions than by doing it manually - In-depth knowledge base to draw from - Ability to deal with large volumes of data - Near real-time alerting capabilities that help reduce potential damages - Automated responses, such as logging off a user, disabling a user account or launching automated scripts - Strong deterrent value - Built-in forensic capabilities - Built-in reporting capabilities |
| Judy Weng and Glen Qin, Northwestern Polytechnic University |
| Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention System Appliances |
| "The primary driver for network IPS remains protecting the enterprise from network-based attacks that target system and software vulnerabilities. The primary placement point is at the Internet edge, with secondary placements in branch offices, the data center and, less often, the internal network." |
| Greg Young and John Pescatore, Gartner |