medium$-$sized organization is upgrading its network infrastructure to secure its enterprise infrastructure by implementing an intrusion prevention system $($IPS$)$ and an intrusion detection system $($IDS$).$ The organization has sensitive data in different security zones, and the IT manager has concerns regarding the attack surface and network connectivity. Which of the following placements of the IPS$/$IDS devices would be MOST effective in this scenario?

Place the IPS$/$IDS devices near the load balancer to monitor traffic distribution.

Place the IPS$/$IDS devices just inside the organization's firewall to monitor the internal network.

Place the IPS$/$IDS devices at each end of the VPN tunnel to monitor remote access.

Place the IPS$/$IDS devices at the network perimeter to monitor inbound and outbound traffic.