What is Checkpoint IPS (Intrusion Prevention System)?
An IPS (Intrusion Prevention System), also referred to as IDPS (Intrusion Detection Prevention System), usually monitors a network in order to detect malicious activities that attempt to exploit a known vulnerability.
These technologies can help detect or prevent network security threats like Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, brute force attacks, etc. A vulnerability can be viewed as a weakness in a software system and an exploit can be referred to as an attack that makes use of that weakness to gain control of the software system.
It is common for attackers to take advantage of newly disclosed exploits for a short period of time before the security patch is applied. These attacks can be quickly blocked using an Intrusion Prevention System.
