Which security appliance passively monitors and analyzes network traffic for potential network intrusion attacks and logs the attacks for analysis?

Which security appliance passively monitors and analyzes network traffic for potential network intrusion attacks and logs the attacks for analysis?

• next-generation firewall
• web security appliance
• intrusion detection system
• intrusion prevention system

Explanation: An intrusion detection system (IDS) is a system that passively monitors and analyzes network traffic for potential network intrusion attacks and logs the intrusion attack data for security analysis.

Exam with this question: CCNP Core Networking: Modules 25 - 26 Checkpoint Exam: Access Control and Infrastructure Security Exam