Last updated at Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:50:59 GMT

Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and Intrusion Detection System (IDS) -- sometimes these acronyms are used a bit interchangeably, so we wanted to take a moment to clarify their differences and how these systems can be useful in your environment.

Whiteboard Wednesday: IPS and IDS: What's The Difference? [VIDEO]

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