Choose from the following areas where nip can be useful.

Among all the options given the right option in which NIP(Network Intrusion Prevention) systems can be useful is option 4 which refers to Protecting against known network vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may have well-identified signatures or even patterns which leads you to get to know about these types of vulnerabilities. NIP systems use this signature and patterns through their AI system and try to prevent threats that can exploit the system.

Here is the Instance given to showcase how a NIP operates to handle known network vulnerabilities by using the technique of signatures to block specific network traffic:-

# Simulated NIP system using signatures to block known vulnerabilities

Def inspect_network_traffic(packet):
    Known_signatures = [
        “SQL injection attempt”,
        “Cross-site scripting (XSS) attack”,
        “Buffer overflow exploit”,
        # Add more known signatures as needed
    ]
    For signature in known_signatures:
        If signature in a packet:
            # Block the packet or take appropriate action
            Print(f”Detected {signature}. Blocking packet.”)
            Return “Blocked”
    # If no known signatures are found, allow the packet
    Print(“No known threats detected. Allowing packet.”)
    Return “Allowed”