During a library WLAN redesign, staff confuse WIDS with WIPS. Which statement correctly separates the roles?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Think smoke alarm versus sprinkler: WIDS is the alarm that spots trouble; WIPS can also try to put the fire out or contain it. Mixing the labels makes libraries buy detection when they needed containment—or the reverse. Call detection detection, and prevention prevention.
Full Explanation
Wireless intrusion detection systems emphasize identifying suspicious RF and WLAN activity, while wireless intrusion prevention systems can take containment or prevention actions in addition to detection. Accurate role separation guides design and procurement. Neither technology replaces RADIUS authentication or VLAN segmentation, and treating the terms as interchangeable obscures those capability differences.