Kizspy | Question: 39
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What is the difference between an HIDS and a firewall?
A. An HIDS blocks intrusions, whereas a firewall filters them.
B. A firewall allows and denies traffic based on rules and an HIDS monitors network traffic.
C. An HIDS monitors operating systems on host computers and processes file system activity. Firewalls
allow or deny traffic between the computer and other systems.
D. A firewall performs packet filtering and therefore is limited in effectiveness, whereas an HIDS blocks
intrusions.
E. An HIDS works like an IPS, whereas a firewall just monitors traffic.
