CYBER THREATS VERSUS DATA SECURITY: THE EFFICACY OF INTRUSION, DETECTION AND PREVENTION SYSTEMS

Abstract

• Data security has become a paramount concern while the protection of sensitive information is indispensable. Cyberspace ( I.e, an interconnectivity between work environment, internet and the intranet) has become malicious site as data are susceptible to intrusion due to the enomerous increase in malicious activities (Paul, 2020). Intrusion, detection and Prevention systems (IDPS) is a software application or device primarily designed to identify potential incidents, reports malicious activities, and enacts preventive measures using diverse response. These technologies are growingly used to support the security of sensitive identities against threats or attacks. This paper is a mixed review on the impact of IDPS technologies on data security. The paper discusses some common causes of Cybersecurity breaches, major forms of cyber threats and IDPS data security methodologies. In order to collect relevant data for the paper work, constructive questions were formed and administered to respondents using online Google form. The responses gathered were subjected to reliability analysis. The paper concludes that the use of multiple types of IDPS technologies can help to achieve a more accurate and reliable detection and prevention against cyber threats.