CCSP Self-Study: CCSP IPS Exam Certification Guide

Chapter 1. Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Overview

This chapter covers the following subjects:

• Cisco Intrusion Prevention Solution

• Intrusion Prevention Overview

• Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Hardware

• Inline Mode Versus Promiscuous Mode

• Software Bypass

• Cisco Sensor Deployment

• Cisco Sensor Communications Protocols

• Cisco Sensor Software Architecture

The latest technology to protect your network is known as an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). Unlike a traditional Intrusion Detection System (IDS), intrusion prevention technology enables you to stop intrusion traffic before it enters your network by placing the sensor as a forwarding device in the network. This chapter provides an overview of this technology and how you can use it to protect your ...