Which SP 800 document is the Guide to Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)?

• A. Guide to Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS)
• B. Guideline for Media Santitization
• C. Information Security Continuous Monitoring for Federal Information System and Org
• D. Guide for Security Focused Configuration Management of Information Systems

Answer: (A)

The question tests your ability to match a document title to its placement in the NIST SP 800 series. The guide to Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS) is a NIST publication that bears that exact title, identified as the SP 800-94 document. It is the dedicated reference for understanding how IDPS technologies should be deployed, configured, and interpreted to detect and prevent intrusions. The other options point to different SP 800 topics: media sanitization (Guideline for Media Sanitization), continuous monitoring (Information Security Continuous Monitoring for Federal Information System and Organizations), and security-focused configuration management (Guide for Security Focused Configuration Management of Information Systems). Those are distinct areas and not the IDPS guide.