IDS
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Intrusion detection system |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Technology & Computing, Law & Legal |
IDS has two meanings. It stands for Intrusion detection system (cybersecurity) or Information disclosure statement (intellectual property).
Meanings of IDS at a glance
| # | IDS stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intrusion detection system | Technology & Computing › Cybersecurity |
| 2 | Information disclosure statement | Law & Legal › Intellectual Property |
1. Intrusion detection system
Technology & Computing · Cybersecurity Abbreviations
A system that monitors network traffic or host activity for signs of attacks or policy violations and raises alerts, without blocking traffic itself. Network-based (NIDS) and host-based (HIDS) varieties exist.
Example: The IDS alerted on a port scan from a guest-network laptop against the finance servers.
Dorothy Denning's 1987 paper "An Intrusion-Detection Model" laid the groundwork. Open-source tools include Snort (1998), Suricata and Zeek. Detection relies on signatures of known attacks or on anomaly detection, and tuning out false positives is a constant task. An IPS adds the ability to block.
2. Information disclosure statement
Law & Legal · Intellectual Property Abbreviations
Submission to the USPTO listing patents, publications and other information known to the applicant that may be material to patentability. Inventors, applicants and their attorneys have a duty of candor that requires disclosing such references.
Example: Please send any new art cited in the European search report so we can file a supplemental IDS.
Governed by 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.56, 1.97 and 1.98, with timing determining whether fees or certifications are needed. Withholding material references with intent to deceive can make a patent unenforceable for inequitable conduct, a defense narrowed by Therasense v. Becton Dickinson (Fed. Cir. 2011).
Related abbreviations
More cybersecurity abbreviations
- HMAC – Hash-based message authentication code
- HSM – Hardware security module
- HSTS – HTTP Strict Transport Security
- IAM – Identity and access management
- IoC – Indicator of compromise
- IPS – Intrusion prevention system
- IR – Incident response
- ISO 27001 – ISO/IEC 27001 (information security management standard)
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More intellectual property abbreviations
- EPO – European Patent Office
- EUIPO – European Union Intellectual Property Office
- FRAND – Fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory
- FTO – Freedom to operate
- IP – Intellectual property
- IPR – Intellectual property rights
- ITU – Intent-to-use application
- MPEP – Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
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This entry is for general education and is not legal advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.