Intrusion detection system
nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026
Inspects network and host security activity to identify suspicious patterns that may indicate a network or system attack
MWEISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
Senses
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Hardware or software product that gathers and analyzes information from various areas within a computer or a network to identify possible security breaches, which include both intrusions (attacks from outside the organizations) and misuse (attacks from within the organizations.)
NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 2 citations in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Classifications
Entity Type
Capability0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- acronym
- IDS
- alternatephrasing
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- plural
- Intrusion detection systemsIntrusion Detection Systemses
- possessive
- Intrusion detection system'sIntrusion Detection Systems's
- pluralpossessive
- Intrusion detection systems'Intrusion Detection Systemses'