What is the difference between true positive and false negative?

The correct answer is B. True positive is when antivirus detects a hostile VBA script execution attempt, blocks the file, and. A true positive occurs when a security system correctly identifies and alerts about a malicious activity or threat, such as detecting and blocking a hostile script. A false negative occurs when the security system fails to detect a malicious activity or threat, allowing it to…

Submitted by eva_at· Mar 6, 2026Security Monitoring

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ATrue positive is when IPS detects an intrusion sign from an internal IP address and blocks the
BTrue positive is when antivirus detects a hostile VBA script execution attempt, blocks the file, and
CFalse negative is when antivirus alerts and stops a malicious file from execution, and true positive
DFalse negative is when IDS does not detect any intrusion attempts and no attempt took place,

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A true positive occurs when a security system correctly identifies and alerts about a malicious activity or threat, such as detecting and blocking a hostile script. A false negative occurs when the security system fails to detect a malicious activity or threat, allowing it to proceed without raising

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