Define an intrusion prevention system (IPS) and describe three consequences from this type of active monitoring.

What will be an ideal response?

An intrusion prevention system (IPS) is very similar to an IDS, but an IPS sits directly in the flow of network traffic. This active monitoring has a trio of consequences. First, an IPS can stop an attack while it is happening. No need to request help from any other devices. Second, the network bandwidth and latency take a hit. Third, if the IPS goes down, the link might go down too.