What action will an IDS take upon detection of malicious traffic?
- block or deny all traffic
- drop only packets identified as malicious
- create a network alert and log the detection
- reroute malicious traffic to a honeypot
Explanation: An IDS, or intrusion detection system, is a device that can scan packets and compare them to a set of rules or attack signatures. If the packets match attack signatures, then the IDS can create an alert and log the detection.
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