A Host-based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) acts as a preventive control by actively blocking threats and a detective control by monitoring and alerting to suspicious activities on endpoints.
[Reference:, CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 Official Study Guide, Domain 3.3: "HIPS combines preventive and detective capabilities to secure endpoints.", Exam Objectives 3.3: “Summarize various security control types and methods.”, , ]
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