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Network-Based Intrusion Detection Systems

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IDSs which detect attacks by capturing and analyzing network packets. Listening on a network segment or switch, one network-based IDS can monitor the network traffic affecting multiple hosts that are connected to the network segment.

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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
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Network-Based Intrusion Detection Systems's
pluralpossessive
Network-Based Intrusion Detection Systemses'