Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Security (MindTap Course List)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337102063
Author: Michael E. Whitman, Herbert J. Mattord
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 5RQ

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Monitoring port or SPAN (Switched Port Analysis):

  • Monitoring port is a port in a network device or switched device that is configured with special connection.
  • It is a data port that is capable of capturing and replicating the traffic from the switching device that is attached to it.
  • The data is stored and replicated to analyze IDPS (Intrusion Detection and Prevention system)...

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