Monday, 2 March 2020

Firewall, IPS, IDS and WAF: how does each act?

Both Firewall, IPS, IDS and WAF are security and defense solutions; understand below their characteristics and how each one works.

Working in the digital world can be very risky. There are countless numbers of threats that those who live in this environment can suffer daily. Precisely thinking about the security of those on the network, effective prevention and precaution solutions have been developed, namely Firewall, IPS, IDS and WAF. Here you will better understand how each one works.

FIREWALL, IDS /IPS,  AND WAF
One of the most well-known defense techniques, the Firewall blocks access to suspicious software from the internet that can harm your computer and access your information. The Firewall works with rules and works both by hardware (routers and modems) and by software (installed programs).

A system with active solutions, the IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) is able to identify an intrusion, analyze how dangerous it is, send an alarm to the administrator and block the intruder. As software, IPS prevents and prevents cyber attacks.


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