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Intrusion prevention system

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

System(s) which can detect an intrusive activity and can also attempt to stop the activity, ideally before it reaches its targets.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

acronym
IPS
plural
Intrusion prevention systems
possessive
Intrusion prevention system's
pluralpossessive
Intrusion prevention systems'