Remember HIPS
Full name: Host-based Intrusion Prevention System
Memory aid: Host Intrusions are Prevented at the System.
Prevention policies can interfere with legitimate activity if configured poorly.
Study area: Defense & security operations · Batch 8
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · ISC2 SSCP · CompTIA CySA+ · CompTIA SecurityX · ISC2 CC · Cybersecurity Architect SC-100
Practice with exam flashcards →Cybersecurity & Identity / Knowledge library
HIPS — Host-based Intrusion Prevention System
Blocks selected suspicious activity on an individual host.
Why learn HIPS — Host-based Intrusion Prevention System?
Blocks selected suspicious activity on an individual host.
Where it came from
Prevention policies can interfere with legitimate activity if configured poorly.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Host Intrusions are Prevented at the System.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand HIPS: Host-based Intrusion Prevention System.
- Recall this memory aid: Host Intrusions are Prevented at the System.
- Explain the practical use: Blocks selected suspicious activity on an individual host.
- Explain this distinction: Prevention policies can interfere with legitimate activity if configured poorly.
- Identify HIPS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NIST cybersecurity glossary (csrc.nist.gov)