As I write more and more blog entries it becomes clear that through my years of experience I know too many acronyms. Many of them are now outdated... but instead of saying "for those who don't know" in every blog post I am going to refer to this page instead. Smart.
Of course I have to do it in my style so not only will I put the terms or definitions but how they apply to Synology.
- DLP - Some people call it Data Loss Prevention and some call it Data Leakage Prevention
- Sylo Application: Synology applies this security control to their mail server. Think sending credit card numbers or SSN's out through email where they will be caught and can be stopped by the DLP engine.
- IDS - Intrusion Detection System
- Sylo Application: Synology used IDS to monitor for attacks against the NAS interfaces which would get logged. IDS is a security control that alerts but does not take action. In technical terms it is "PASSIVE" versus INLINE or Active.
- IPS - Intrusion Prevention System
- Sylo Application: IPS is the same as IDS except it can stop attacks from happening when they match one of it's signatures. IPS was a new addition as a separate application when DSM 6 came out. WOOT!