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IDSs which detect attacks by capturing and analyzing network packets. Listening on a network segment or switch, one network-based IDS can monitor the network traffic affecting multiple hosts that are connected to the network segment. Source: NIST SP 800-36
Also known asNIDS · network IDS · network intrusion detection system · packet-sniffing IDS
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IDSs which detect attacks by capturing and analyzing network packets. Listening on a network segment or switch, one network-based IDS can monitor the network traffic affecting multiple hosts that are connected to the network segment. Source: NIST SP 800-36
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015 · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Intrusion Detection Systems (ids), (network Based). In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/intrusion-detection-systems-ids-network-based
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