Do you know the difference between an IPS and a firewall?
As you will be working hands-on with the school's network as their next Educational Technology Specialist, your interviewer is asking this technical question to get to your familiarity with different network security tools. While both IPS and firewalls are effective tools to help keep a network secure, each is unique in how they work and can work in tandem together to provide the best security possible. Be sure to speak of their differences and how they can work together to best help the security of the school's network.
"An IPS is an intrusion prevention system. This passive device constantly monitors your network and identifies possible intrusions, creating a log of them. Firewalls are active devices or software applications that detect intrusions and take actions to prevent them. These two technologies can and should be paired together to provide the best level of security for your network."
