What is HIPS?

[omegakilo]

Hi,
I'm new to this forum.
And I see alot of people talking about "HIPS".
What is "HIPS"? Does it stand for something?
And can you list some software related to "HIPS"?
Sorry for this lame question.
But I really want to know.
Thanks in advance.

regards
omegakilo

[innerpeace]

Hi, HIPS stands for Host(-based) Intrusion Prevention System. Here are a couple of links to get you started. Enjoy :)
http://wiki.castlecops.com/HIPS_FAQ
http://wiki.castlecops.com/HIPS/IDP_programs/services

[FadeAway]

In general, HIPS detects unexpected activity on your system and
asks you to allow or disallow that activity. HIPS will teach you
much about your system, but I would not recommend it if your
computer is used by unsupervised novices in your family, as you
seemed to indicate in your other thread.

[ccsito]

Here is a link with some comparisons.
http://kareldjag.over-blog.com/article-3470338.html