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CY0-001 · Question #49

A vulnerability scan produces many false positives. What does this indicate?

The correct answer is A. High sensitivity, low specificity. High sensitivity -> catches many issues but lowers accuracy (more false positives).

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Question

A vulnerability scan produces many false positives. What does this indicate?

Options

  • AHigh sensitivity, low specificity
  • BLow sensitivity, high specificity
  • CHigh specificity, low sensitivity
  • DHigh confidence scoring

How the community answered

(55 responses)
  • A
    87% (48)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    7% (4)

Explanation

High sensitivity -> catches many issues but lowers accuracy (more false positives).

Topics

#false positives#scan sensitivity#scan specificity#vulnerability scanning

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