{"id":59781,"date":"2025-09-26T10:53:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T10:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/becolve.com\/blog\/ids-vs-ips-what-is-the-difference\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T10:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T10:54:09","slug":"ids-vs-ips-what-is-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/becolve.com\/en\/blog\/ids-vs-ips-what-is-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"IDS vs IPS: What is the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intrusion detection and prevention<\/strong> are two general terms that describe the application security practices used to mitigate attacks and block new threats.<\/p>\n<p>The first is a <strong>reactive measure that identifies intrusion detection.<\/strong> Capable of <strong>detecting existing malware<\/strong> such as Trojans, backdoors, rootkits) and detecting social engineering attacks such as man in the middle, phishing that manipulate users for the theft of credentials and confidential information.<\/p>\n<p>The second is a <strong>proactive security measure that uses an intrusion prevention system<\/strong> to block preventive application attacks. This includes inclusions in remote files that facilitate <strong>malware injections<\/strong> and SQL injections, used to access a company&#8217;s databases. <\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is an Intrusion Detection System (IDS)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/logitek.es\/productos-lk\/ids-monitorizacion-y-perfilado-del-trafico-de-red-ot-y-deteccion-de-anomalias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IDS<\/a><\/strong> is a <strong>hardware device or software application<\/strong> that uses known intrusion signatures to detect and analyze incoming and outgoing network traffic for abnormal activity.<\/p>\n<p>This is done through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comparisons of system files against malware signatures.<\/li>\n<li>Scanning processes that detect signs of malicious patterns.<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring user behavior to detect malicious intent.<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring system configurations and settings.<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring incoming and outgoing network traffic from devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When detecting a security policy violation, a virus, or a configuration error, <strong>an IDS can expel an infringing user<\/strong> from the network and send an alert to security personnel.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its benefits, including in-depth analysis of network traffic and attack detection, <strong>an IDS has inherent drawbacks<\/strong>. Because it uses previously known intrusion signatures to locate attacks, newly discovered 0 Day threats may remain undetected. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, <strong>an IDS only detects ongoing attacks<\/strong>, not incoming attacks. To block them, an intrusion prevention system is required. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28898\" src=\"https:\/\/becolve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ids.jpg\" alt=\"IDS intrusion detection system\" width=\"500\" height=\"353\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/logitek.es\/productos-lk\/next-gen-ips-industrial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IPS<\/a><\/strong> complements an IDS configuration by <strong>proactively inspecting a system&#8217;s incoming traffic<\/strong> to eliminate malicious requests. A typical IPS configuration uses web application firewalls and traffic filtering solutions to protect applications. <\/p>\n<p>An IPS <strong>prevents attacks by discarding malicious packets,<\/strong> blocking offensive IPs, and alerting security personnel to potential threats. This system generally uses a pre-existing database for signature recognition and can be programmed to recognize attacks based on traffic and behavioral anomalies. <\/p>\n<p>While effective at blocking known attack vectors, <strong>some IPS systems have limitations<\/strong>. These are commonly caused by an <strong>over-reliance on predefined rules<\/strong>, making them susceptible to false positives. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28901\" src=\"https:\/\/becolve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IPS.jpg\" alt=\"IDS intrusion prevention system scheme\" width=\"500\" height=\"477\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Logitek Optimizes the Security of your OT Network<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/logitek.es\/industria_40_soluciones_real_time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Logitek<\/a><\/strong> we implement <strong>IDS\/IPS solutions for industrial environments<\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/logitek.es\/ztcedge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edge<\/a><\/strong> versus mission-critical environments. designed for use in Tier 1-3 environments versus mission-critical assets or at the Edge. 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