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An analyst discovers that a legitimate security alert has been dismissed. Which signature caused this impact on network traffic?
The correct answer is B. false negative. A false negative occurs when a security system or tool fails to identify or flag an actual threat or security event. In this case, the dismissal of a legitimate security alert means that the system or analyst missed detecting a real security issue, resulting in the event being…
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An analyst discovers that a legitimate security alert has been dismissed. Which signature caused this impact on network traffic?
Options
- Atrue negative
- Bfalse negative
- Cfalse positive
- Dtrue positive
How the community answered
(28 responses)- A7% (2)
- B86% (24)
- C4% (1)
- D4% (1)
Explanation
A false negative occurs when a security system or tool fails to identify or flag an actual threat or security event. In this case, the dismissal of a legitimate security alert means that the system or analyst missed detecting a real security issue, resulting in the event being labeled incorrectly as non-threatening or benign.
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