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Intrusion prevention

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A preemptive approach to network security used to identify potential threats and respond to them to stop, or at least limit, damage or disruption

MWEISACA Cybersecurity Glossary

Senses

NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match

No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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