Why would a company choose IDS instead of IPS?

Isn’t prevention always better?

This question looks simple.

But it exposes something deeper:

👉 Do you understand trade-offs?

👉 Or do you think security is absolute?

Because in the real world: Blocking the wrong traffic can be worse than missing an attack.

This is how professionals think.

I broke down 7 networking questions that test exactly this mindset.