Protection domains and security events

For Network IPS appliances, create specific security policies for specific protection domains, or set the global policy for specific domains. These policies tell the appliance what properties signal an event and how to respond if the event occurs.

The appliance uses a global security policy by default. It processes security events, and other events, in the same manner for all areas of your network. Configure events at the global level that you want to apply across all segments in your network.

If you want to configure security policies for specific segments on your network, create protection domains for each segment. Set protection domains in Secure Protection Settings > Advanced IPS > Protection Domains. Once configured, use protection domains with security policies that handle security events occurring on your network.