Exam 312-49v10 topic 1 question 364 discussion

Snort is a popular open-source tool that can act as both a Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS) and a Network Intrusion Prevention System (NIPS). It can detect and alert on potential security threats, as well as prevent them by blocking malicious traffic. Here's a brief overview of the other options: A. Accunetix is a web application security scanner, not a network intrusion detection or prevention system. B. Nikto is a web server scanner that looks for outdated versions of over 2700 potentially vulnerable applications, but it's not a network intrusion detection or prevention system. D. Kismet is a wireless network detector, wardriving tool, and WIDS (Wireless Intrusion Detection System), but it's not a network intrusion detection or prevention system for wired networks.